Monday, June 24, 2013 - 3:05 pm

Yesterday, Pastor Mike spoke on faith as a blueprint for how to make our life what it's supposed to be. He spoke from the story of Jesus and the centurion in Matthew 8. It was the centurion's faith, working together with the power that only Jesus could bring, that brought about a miracle. How often has God been only too willing to bring about the miraculous in my life, and I've put limits on that with a lack of faith? I may have many reasons which seem good to me, but it all boils down to a lack of trust in what God is capable of. I've often thought to myself that I have faith in God, but I don't have faith in myself. However, I've been learning, and need to take to heart, that it's by God's strength that I stand in the first place. It's part of trusting Him, and having faith in Him, that I recognize what He is capable of doing in an imperfect vessel like myself. When I despair of having the dedication and commitment to see through to the end what He has begun in me, I need to look at His track record and not mine. His reserve of strength is limitless, and especially evident in my weakness, so that's where I need to keep my focus. As I trust Him to make the changes I need to see in my life, I know He will be capable of bringing them about. As Mike said in his sermon yesterday, the level of our faith determines the level of action that God takes. Knowing that God can complete the work that He starts will encourage me to walk with Him in it from the start. I believe that working with Him in that way, rather than setting myself in the way of His work because of fear, will result in God doing some amazing things, and I'm looking forward to it.