Good Morning All,
One year ago today, my Dad and I were on a plane heading to Vietnam; 40 years to the day of him losing his right leg to a landmine. Today makes 41 years later. Who would have thought when a young man was shipped to a foreign land that he would come home over a year later changed, not only on the inside, but the outside as well?
No one really knows why the Lord allows what He does, nor do we know when He will bring life changing events our way. This we do know, that without faith, it is impossible to please Him. Believe it or not, life changing events occur on a daily basis; marriages, business growth/decline, pregnancies, salvation, new jobs, no job, the loss of a child, parent, family member or friend etc. All of these things occur in peoples life every day, every hour and every minute. We just do not see them as ‘life changing’ events because they are not directly changing our life, at least not at that moment. But time will have her toll, should the Lord allow, that day will come when our life will drastically change, whether it be an event, circumstance or blessing.
That is where ‘faith’ comes into play… The Bible defines ‘faith’ as the “the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11.1). Within each and every situation we enter into, we must remember two things: 1) the Lord has allowed this to happen 2) If the Lord brought us to this point, He will bring us through this point. Faith, my friend, has no boundaries, barriers or battles untested. It (faith) has stood the test of time, it has walked the narrow road and risen to victory.
Faith is not hope, but trust…Faith is a wish, but dependence…Faith is not thought, but knowing that whatever the outcome may be, as long as you trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, one way of another it will work out; either to the benefit of yourself or others. Friend, faith will see you through.
Have a wonderful day.
Til the Shout,
Dr. B.J. Stagner Jr.
Pastor
New Testament Baptist Church
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