| QUESTION!! Do You Trust Your Soul Or Are You | | | | him. We need to stop ending prayers in Anot my will |
| Trusting Your Faith? | | | | but your will be done.@ (Read James 1:5-7) |
| * Habakkuk 2:1-4 * | | | | ...Therefore, we should pray expecting to receive |
| (1) I will take my stand to watch, and station myself | | | | what we ask for. |
| on the tower, and look forth to see what he will say | | | | You say, How can I know the will of God? I'm glad |
| to me, and what I will answer when I am reproved. | | | | you asked! |
| (2) And the LORD answered me, and said, "Write | | | | Romans 12:1-2, I beseech you therefore, brethren, |
| the vision; make it plain upon tablets, so he may run | | | | that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, |
| who reads it. (3) For still the vision awaits its time; | | | | acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable |
| but at the end it shall speak--it will not lie. If it seem | | | | service. 2. And be not conformed to this world; but |
| slow, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. | | | | be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, |
| (4) BEHOLD, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in | | | | that you may prove what is that good, and |
| him: for the just shall live by his faith. | | | | acceptable, and perfect, will of God. This can only be |
| _ | | | | done through the study of His word and know this |
| Because of our soul, we have learned to trust the | | | | brothers & sisters; He has given us great and |
| temporal things of life. Only the temporal things are | | | | precious promises, and He is able to do exceedingly |
| the things which pass away. We've allowed our soul; | | | | and abundantly above all that we ask or think, |
| that is our mind, intellect, senses and emotions to | | | | according to the power that works in us. That power |
| dictate to us what's real. We tend to believe that all | | | | is His word, the word of faith, for his word is forever |
| that exists are those things that conform to our | | | | settled in heaven and He watches over His word to |
| senses. Those things that can be explained by logic. | | | | perform it. BEHOLD, his soul which is lifted up, is not |
| The five senses are the inter-com system in the | | | | upright in him: for the just shall live by his faith.@ |
| body, but faith is the wireless connection with the | | | | 4. Are you trusting your soul or are you trusting your |
| source of all power and knowledge. In our minds, | | | | faith? |
| that is in our soul, we think we know, but the word | | | | You know many of us don't take that road, instead |
| of God says, verse 4: BEHOLD, his soul which is lifted | | | | we try to do all the work ourselves. |
| up is not upright in him: for the just shall live by his | | | | When we are doing all the work, we don't have |
| faith. | | | | room for God or God's way. We do everything our |
| Yet, We trust in relationships that can never fulfill all | | | | way. During these times we may actually be |
| our needs, jobs which can be lost at a moments' | | | | crowding God out of our life, because we're doing it |
| notice, material things that can never satisfy and, | | | | all. Our Lord Jesus in John 15:5 tells us that without |
| holding a position, yet not performing the duties | | | | Him we can do nothing. We cannot and must not |
| required of the position, positions that give us a | | | | spend our lives striving for things and saying that |
| sense of superiority these things give a sense of | | | | we're working for the Lord. |
| pride and satisfy the soul. That's where the problem | | | | Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe |
| lies. For the word of God say, BEHOLD, his soul which | | | | you're working hard for your own kingdom. If we're |
| is lifted up, is not upright in him: for the just shall live | | | | not careful we will be replacing God with our effort |
| by his faith.@ | | | | and without realizing it, we become God in our life. |
| What is faith? (Heb. 11:1) Now faith is the substance | | | | We forget our efforts have nothing to do with it. Phil. |
| of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. | | | | 4:19: says, It is God who supplies all of our need |
| Faith has nothing to do with our soul, it only has to | | | | according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. |
| do with our spirit. | | | | All you need to do is cast your cares on Him. Don't |
| But because we listen to our soul we fail to | | | | worry, God sees you. He's not worried about the |
| comprehend that the things which we can not see | | | | outcome. The victory has already come through the |
| are more real then what our eyes can perceive. We | | | | power of Jesus the Christ. (1 John 5:4) says, For |
| need to realize that the things we see are created | | | | whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: |
| from the things which are invisible. (Antoine DeSaint | | | | and this is the victory that overcometh the world, |
| Exupery said, It is only with the heart (spirit) that | | | | even our faith. He forwarned us about apparent |
| one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the | | | | injustice. But we have to realize that His ways are |
| eye. That being the case: | | | | not our ways. He is giving someone another chance |
| 1.Are you trusting your soul or are you trusting your | | | | to accept His grace and mercy. Remember, God |
| faith? | | | | sees you, so relax. |
| HEBREWS 11: 3 says, Through faith we understand | | | | Worship Him in your spirit and your body which are |
| that the worlds were framed by the word of God, | | | | his. {*} When we do that, he can say to us, as He |
| so that things which are seen were not made of | | | | said to Jeremiah in Jeremiah 33:3, Call unto me and I |
| things which do appear. God's word tells us that the | | | | will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty |
| Lord created all things by His faith, though the | | | | things, which thou knowest not. So give God some |
| spoken word. We have to realize that the Lord only | | | | room to work in your life and in your situation. Trust |
| moves in our lives based on the faith we use. We | | | | God. It's not about you or me, or our effort or |
| have to accept the fact that our feelings (soul) have | | | | sacrifice. It's about God and our obedience. Trust God |
| nothing to do with whether or not God answers our | | | | some more. He will show you something that you |
| prayers. Our prayers are answered according to our | | | | really want to see. Give God some more time to |
| faith. | | | | teach you. If you do this, you will abide in His love |
| Hebrews 11:6 says, And without faith it is impossible | | | | and promise without human striving. BEHOLD, his soul |
| to please Him: for he that cometh to God must | | | | which is lifted up, is not upright in him: for the just |
| believe that he is and that He is a rewarder of them | | | | shall live by his faith.@ |
| that diligently seek Him. And we can only seek him | | | | 5. Are you trusting your soul or are you trusting your |
| with our heart, that is our spirit, in faith. | | | | faith? |
| Sometimes when we pray or what we call praying, | | | | 2 TIMOTHY 2:3-7: Thou therefore endure hardness |
| we just mouth words with no expectation, but, in | | | | as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man going to |
| Mark 11:24, Jesus says, Therefore I say unto you, | | | | war entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that |
| What things soever ye desire, when you pray | | | | he may please him that hath chosen him to be a |
| believe that you receive them, and you shall have | | | | soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is |
| them. | | | | he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The |
| And in praying seek ye first the kingdom of God and | | | | husbandman must be first partaker of the fruits. |
| His righteousness, and all these things shall be added | | | | (Heb. 10:22-25) Therefore, Let us draw near with a |
| unto you. | | | | true heart in full assurance of faith, Having our hearts |
| Yet, Instead of spending our lives seeking after God | | | | sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies |
| and His righteousness and having Him add to us all | | | | washed with pure water (the word of God). Let us |
| the things we need, we spend our lives laboring after | | | | hold fast to the profession of our faith without |
| things. We seem to forget that in Luke 12:15-21; | | | | wavering: for He is faithful that promised. And let us |
| Christ told us to take heed, and beware of | | | | consider one another to provoke unto love and to |
| covetousness: for our lives don't consist of the | | | | good works. Not forsaking the assembling of |
| abundance of the things we possess. When we put | | | | ourselves together, as the manner of some is: but |
| all our efforts into the collection of things, we find | | | | exhorting one another: and so much the more, as we |
| that things own us instead of we owning them. Yet | | | | see the day approaching. |
| most of us still put our trust in things: | | | | (Eph. 1:3-5) Blessed be the God and Father of our |
| Habakkuk 2:13 says, Behold it is not of the Lord of | | | | Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual |
| Hosts that the people shall labor in the very fire, and | | | | blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as He |
| the people shall weary themselves for the very | | | | has chosen us in him from the foundation of the |
| vanity. | | | | world, that we should be holy and without blame |
| 2. Are you trusting your soul or are you trusting your | | | | before him in love: having predestined us unto the |
| faith? | | | | adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, |
| You may know what it's like to pray the same | | | | according to the good pleasure of his will. For we are |
| prayer for years and still have the same struggles. It | | | | His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good |
| seems even harder to take when we see people | | | | works, that God had before ordained that we should |
| around us who are or seem to be getting over, no | | | | walk in them. |
| matter how immoral, mean spirited or greedy they | | | | ( Heb. 12:1-2) Therefore, Let us lay aside every |
| are. If we dwell on these things it causes us to take | | | | weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us and |
| our focus off of our true source; which is God, the | | | | let us run with patience the race that is set before |
| Father. | | | | us. |
| When you lose focus, you find yourselves moving | | | | In other words let us not live our lives haphazardly. |
| into action. You take yourselves and your anointing | | | | We must make the best use of our time and live |
| and you do what you think you have to do. You | | | | with focus and direction. Live one day at a time and |
| pray, work and take full control.. | | | | one act of obedience at a time. That we might walk |
| That's right!, You pray, work hard and you try to | | | | worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in |
| make things happen for you. These things only cause | | | | every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of |
| you to be more frustrated because still, others seem | | | | God. We can only increase in the knowledge of God |
| to be getting ahead and you seem to be spinning | | | | as we study and increase in his word. |
| your wheels in vain. You think, Its just not right!! So | | | | 6. Are you trusting your soul or are you trusting your |
| you decide you will show God that you will pray | | | | faith? |
| longer, work harder and keep the faith. But what | | | | Don't worry about what the situation looks like or |
| some of us call faith is just wishful thinking. | | | | how you may feel about it. He knows the thoughts |
| Ask yourself this question, before you pray, Am I | | | | He has toward you. Thoughts to bless and prosper |
| asking in faith, with clean hands and a pure heart or | | | | you. And this I say lest any man should beguile you |
| out of my feelings; out of my emotion? Do I really | | | | with enticing words |
| trust and expect God to grant my petition? In other | | | | In the end, my brothers and sisters; You must decide |
| words... | | | | if you're going to trust your soul or your faith. If you |
| 3. Are you trusting your soul or are you trusting your | | | | choose to continue to walk according to your soul, |
| faith? | | | | that is carnally, it will lead you to disappointment and |
| He only asks us to trust him. We need to put our full | | | | defeat. When you walk by faith, the will of God, |
| confidence in the prayers we pray. 1 John 5:13-15; | | | | which is the Word of God will be your guide, and |
| These things have I written to you that believe on | | | | everything you put your hands to will prosper. |
| the name of the Son of God. And this is the | | | | Finally, Let this same mind be in you which was also |
| confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any | | | | in Christ Jesus, for He didn't trust his soul, (if He had, |
| thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we | | | | he would never have gone to the cross.) Instead, He |
| know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we | | | | trusted His faith. |
| know that we have the petitions that we desired of | | | | 7. You know the question; How will you answer? |