FEED YOUR FAITH AND YOUR FEARS WILL STARVE

This post is directed to the soldier in us all. Focus on and Follow the "F's."  For if we Faint in the day of adversity our strength is small (Prov. 24:10).  Every Fighter will Face Fatigue but Finds Faith to Finish.

A Forfeit is a Failure to appear.  A Farce makes a mockery of a Fight.  A Fix is a predetermined Fate. A Fraud is a pretense and Fake. A Flop is quitting when the battle becomes Fierce. Floundering is simply wishy-washy doubt. Finishers Fight through Fatigue. Facing our Fiery Furnaces Forms our Faith.  Now let's Find a Formula For Faith. The biblical definition says, "NOW FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN." The dictionary definition says, "COMPLETE  TRUST IN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE." Regardless of interpretation, Faith Functions only when applied. There are so many clichés about faith. We can find it, have it, use it, and exercise it. It can grow, it can be lost, it can be found but we may not feel it but sometimes can see it at work. Is it a magic bullet, a panacea or a cure-all?  Is there a faith formula?  Can it be simply as it is written, " FAITH IS!"

Medicine and science have no quick solutions for long-standing-deep-rooted difficulties.  There is no PILL, PRAYER, or PRINCIPLE that will instantly undo the damage of many years.  It requires the hard work of "REMOVAL" and "REPLACEMENT." Our behavioral health is a direct reflection of our mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Disease or "dis-at-ease" is the natural consequence of continual or persistent engagement in detrimental thoughts and/or actions. We have a tendency to separate the physical, spiritual and emotional aspects of our existence.  Most of us acknowledge that we exist, at minimum, in a three dimensional world. Yet sometimes we fail to realize that all the dimensions are attached to one another. There is no sickness or disease without co-morbidity. Fixing is a targeted approach to resolving an issue by examining its symptoms.  Healing examines and treats the cause.

What is termed divine healing or miracles may leave us with a wrong impression of how they operate. There seems to be conditions that must be met. What type of environment must there be even for so called "supernatural" manifestations to occur? Citing Jesus' experience in Mark chapter 6 may give us some insight. Was it that Jesus had less of an ability to perform miracles close to home or was it that the people familiar with him could not accept the messages and miracles manifest through him? Although some healing's may appear to be miraculous we must recognize that the process of healing is a normal and natural phenomena. What then impedes the natural healing process?  Maybe it is our whole approach. Or simply the lack of a holistic approach.

Whatever we concentrate on or give our attention to grows. Try concentrating on building muscle by doing push-ups every day. It's a guarantee that muscle will grow,  strength will increase, confidence will build and the belief that the process is working will promote FAITH in the process. If it doesn't work the only question will have to be "what am I doing wrong?"  Getting better at "getting better" is a life long process.  As a matter of fact anything we do consistently over an extended period of time must yield results. This is a fact, a law, and a principle. Never give up! Just because we don't see our muscles bulging on the first couple of days and they feel sore doesn't mean it's not working. Walking by feelings or sight often causes people to give up, give in and give out. We should walk by faith and not by sight. NOW FAITH IS....THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR....THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN.
         Let's feed our faith and starve our fears.