"Beleive With All of Your Heart"

Reflections4Life™ February 3, 2019

“Believe With All of Your Heart”

“And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15:6

Scripture Contemplation: Genesis 15, Deuteronomy 28; Exodus 4; Luke 8; Hebrews 4; 11:6

 

© Ruthe McDonald. "Believing God Wholeheartedly"

I get it. Trust me; I do. I can hear some of you now—how can I continue to believe when everything around me feels and looks like the opposite of what I am believing for, and have been promised? Yet, this is exactly what God desires for us to do; to believe Him with all of our heart, regardless of the circumstances and situations we may be currently facing. Yes, it is hard to maintain a level of unwavering faith when faced with impossibilities. However, we serve a God that specializes in the impossible, and who has a proven record of keeping His word.

I decree that this week’s Reflections will be a continued source of encouragement and inspiration for your heart mind and soul. Rest at the feet of God this week; casting all of your cares on Him because you know in your hear that God has never let you down and whatever He has spoken over your life, it is coming to pass if you faint not and keep believing just as Abraham believed.

Yes. There are many things happening in our lives, in this world, that have us questioning what we believe, who we are, and Who God is, if He is even there; if He is real or not. Oh! God is real! There is a personal relationship waiting for us to embrace so that we may experience the fullness of being in a relationship with the Lord, God, Almighty.

We are in a world surrounded by fakes, phonies, liars, and thieves. It is regular den of iniquities, perpetuated by the father of lies and king of this world. Yet, Satan is still no match for who God is and whom we are in Him. And when we believe God; believe in His word and His promises, we not only gain strength and fortify our faith, we emit an energy into the atmosphere that must align itself with what we are believing and the words we speak to ourselves.

There is no half-stepping in faith. We cannot continue to ride the fence in what we believe and expect to see the manifestations of the promises and blessings of God in our lives. As well as have our prayers be effective and fervent, and capable of changing not only our own lives and circumstances, but also those we pray for and who are connected to us.

It takes a certain amount of vulnerability to believe God with all of our heart. For many, we are use to putting faith and belief in people and trusting in their words; that we have become jaded over time because of their failure to keep their word and commitments. Their words have become empty promises, untrustworthy, and lacking no value. Sadly, we project their shortcomings and failures onto our relationship with God. When God gives His word, we can be certain that His word will accomplish what He sent it to do. It will not return to Him void.

How much are you willing to give up, to sacrifice to keep your word? To your children? To anyone? Well, times that by eternity and you have what God has done for us even while we are yet still sinners, rejecting Him, His ways, and His love. Even when we doubt His words, and allow unbelief to settle in, and fear to cloak itself around us like a blanket, God’s promises to us do not change but remain the same, waiting for us to catch up so that we may walk in the promises and fulfillment of His word for our lives.

My Beloveds, may the spirit of peace and prosperity find permanent rest in your lives. I decree that every good thing that God has ordained for your life will become evident to you. You have tried many other things, including believing in other people. How about, you begin to believe God with all of your heart. You have nothing to lose but everything to gain. When you believe with all of your heart in God, and all that He has spoken to you, promised you, you create an atmosphere conducive for the impossible, the supernatural, and the miraculous to take place. You make room for God to be God in your life 24/7. You are blessed. Now go…and be a blessing!

©2019. Ruthe McDonald. All Rights Reserved.

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