Faith to Believe

Give me the faith to believe You
When I'm stuck here in my fear
Give me the strength to trust You
When my vision's blurred by tears
Give me a hope for tomorrow
Cause today has gone so wrong
I'm on my knees
Give me the faith to believe

Even when I cannot see You
You're still shining, You're still shining
Even when I cannot hear You
You're still calling out my name
Even when I cannot feel You
Your arms are open
Always holding on to me
Give me the faith to believe

You say You'll never leave me
That Your love will conquer fear
You say Your day is coming
When You'll wipe away my tears
Give me a hope for tomorrow
Cause today has gone so wrong
I'm on my knees
Give me the faith to believe

Even when I cannot see You
You're still shining, You're still shining
Even when I cannot hear You
You're still calling out my name
Even when I cannot feel You
Your arms are open
Always holding on to me

-Faith to Believe by Shane and Shane

I stumbled upon a new playlist on Spotify and heard this song. So good right? Sometimes are faith just needs a little boosting. God never leaves us, and He has never left us. Even while we were still sinners He was seeking after us. Before we were even born, He gave up his only son so that we could be with him forever and always. But there are those moments when He seems distant or it seems like He was never there. In those moment we need to work on a few things.

The first is how we see what is going on/our perspective. If your staring at something close up you cannot see the entirety of it. Like our problems when they are right in our face we can't see past them they are right  and they are blocking everything. Yet if we back away we can see things better. We see how we will be able to deal and how our problem isn't going to be the end of the world. This change in perspective can change our faith.

Another thing we need to work on to lift our faith is to start focusing on believing in the little things and growing to the belief that nothing is impossible. If you want your faith to go from "I guess God can" to "God already has" you need to first believe him for the little things. For example going to bed believing that God will wake you up the next day. Or believing that you will have safe travels. etc. Maybe you are already past this step but wherever you are figure out what level of faith you are at. From that point continue to grow from there. Seek to reach that faith where you truly believe anything is possible. 

          - Do you believe God has never left you?

          - Do you believe you were created for a purpose?

          - Do you believe you could pray and heal a paralyzed person?

I ask these questions to help you determine where your faith stands.

Lastly, you need to recognize and see that God is moving. God takes problems out at the root, so you may not always see that God is working because He works below the surface, deep at the roots of the problem. You need to realize that God is working in your life EVERYDAY. He is leading you, guiding you, and helping you. If you can't see that He is working everyday it is extremely difficult to notice that He is working from one day to another. Furthermore, your not going to see how God has worked out your entire life for your purpose if you are not noticing how He is working in each day. 

We all could use our faith to grow. Our faith can never top out. There will always be room to grow in it. Faith is what we need to make it through the rough days and situations. God can use a little faith to do big things but when our faith is exponential imagine all that God can do with us.

"He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Mathew 17:20

 Our problems become smaller as our God becomes bigger!