Faith in Action
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me – put into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
Philippians 4:9
Philippians 4:9
Have you ever heard the faith analogy about the chair? The way it was shared to me is that, I can believe that the chair will hold me, I can touch the chair, study the chair, write papers and listen to lectures about how structurally sound this chair might be… but no matter how much belief I have, if I never sit down in the chair I’ll never really know it’ll hold me up. Our faith is like that; if we never put our faith into practice, we never get to fully experience the true transformation of our faith in God.
Hebrews tells us, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” As we go about our day-to-day life it’s normal to wonder if the guidance we read about in Bible is really going to “work” for us. For example, we’re commanded to not be anxious about anything, to let our gentleness be evident to all and rejoice in the Lord always and THEN the peace of the Lord will be with us. Will that really work? Will it really give me the peace God promises? Wouldn’t it be easier if we could see the peace before the step of faith or obedience?
Faith is putting those commands into practice. Even though sometimes it’s counter to how the world tells us to handle the situations, or it doesn’t feel like what you want to do. It’s trusting that God’s promises are true.
There have been several seasons of my life where God has spoken through his Word and prayer, asking me to trust him. I’ve taken a big deep breath and said, “yes Lord I will trust”. And then the peace that surpasses all understanding has been right there on the other side of obedience and faith.
Where is God calling you to sit down in the metaphorical chair? To have faith in His plan, and not your own; to forgive when you don’t feel like it, to be gentle when you feel like being harsh? If I can encourage you in this, it’s what Pastor Mike always says, “the God that cannot lie, makes promises he cannot break”. If the Lord has promised it, he will not fail.
Hebrews tells us, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” As we go about our day-to-day life it’s normal to wonder if the guidance we read about in Bible is really going to “work” for us. For example, we’re commanded to not be anxious about anything, to let our gentleness be evident to all and rejoice in the Lord always and THEN the peace of the Lord will be with us. Will that really work? Will it really give me the peace God promises? Wouldn’t it be easier if we could see the peace before the step of faith or obedience?
Faith is putting those commands into practice. Even though sometimes it’s counter to how the world tells us to handle the situations, or it doesn’t feel like what you want to do. It’s trusting that God’s promises are true.
There have been several seasons of my life where God has spoken through his Word and prayer, asking me to trust him. I’ve taken a big deep breath and said, “yes Lord I will trust”. And then the peace that surpasses all understanding has been right there on the other side of obedience and faith.
Where is God calling you to sit down in the metaphorical chair? To have faith in His plan, and not your own; to forgive when you don’t feel like it, to be gentle when you feel like being harsh? If I can encourage you in this, it’s what Pastor Mike always says, “the God that cannot lie, makes promises he cannot break”. If the Lord has promised it, he will not fail.
Love & Blessings,
Danielle Porter
Danielle Porter
Posted in H2P 2025
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