Putting Your Faith to Work

motivatedandfree

February 1

I want to remind you again that God loves you and He has a wonderful plan for your life. And as Romans 12:3, says, He has given you the faith to fulfill your destiny. He has given you grace for your place!

In Christ, you are equipped to live each day by faith. And there is a strategy we can follow to make our faith effective: Pray, Say, and Act.

PRAY: When you pray, you're releasing your faith; you're asking God to do what you can not do and admitting you need His help (see Mark 11:23-26). When you pray, be bold. Ask God to give you the desires of your heart and trust that He will give you what He has for you, what's in His plan for you (see James 4:2; Psalm 37:4).

SAY: Hebrews 4:14 (AMP) says, …Let us hold fast our confession [of faith and cling tenaciously to our absolute trust in Him as Savior]. We must remain steadfast in agreeing with God and what He says no matter what we think or feel or how our circumstances look (see Hebrews 10:23). Keep saying the same thing God says by declaring His promises in Scripture to stir up your faith.

ACT: We are partners with God: We have a part and He has a part to do as we live by faith and walk out His plan for our lives. We can't do His part, and He won't do ours. Do your best to take steps of faith, one day at a time, and trust that if you make a mistake, God will get you back on track and use it to do something good in your life (see Romans 8:28).

God is faithful, and you can trust Him completely at all times for everything you need. So no matter what you're going through right now, you can take heart because all things are possible with God!