Without Faith


And
without faith
it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him
must believe that he exists
and that he rewards
those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11:6

Without faith it is impossible to please God. wow. For myself I know I haven’t always put all my faith and trust in God. However after reading this verse it is very clear to me that above all else my faith should be in the Lord God. I want to please my Heavenly Father even more than I want to please my earthly dad. I happen to be very blessed with a loving earthly father who has been a wonderful example of some of God’s attributes. So it’s no stretch to say I felt horribly convicted when I read this verse the first time. I know what it feels like to let my dad down. Even when he wasn’t expecting anything from me. This makes me want to please my heavenly father so much more than I thought possible. According to this verse all I have to do, to please Him is have faith. It sounds so overly simple for something I have associated so much weight with. I want to earnestly seek Him with or without the reward mentioned. I want very much to know my God intimately, as a close and trusted father. I want to place all my faith in Him. I know that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. But none of that matters if I don’t first have faith.
So today I will put my faith and trust in God by spending half an hour devoted to God each morning just listening to Him, and what would say to me.

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