FAITH IS A GIFT; PRAY FOR ITS INCREASE
The apostles said to the Lord “Increase our faith…
Luke 17: 5
Romans 1:17 says that the righteous shall live by faith and Hebrew 11:6 says it’s impossible to please God without faith. According to Romans 12:3 each one of us is blessed with a measure of faith which we can maintain, lose or keep it increasing. There are certain things that we should do to keep our faith increasing.
We have to maintain a register recording all the miracles we experience every day; so that we can remind ourselves of his Omnipotence which is sufficient for us to overcome any threat that comes to test our faith.
Even before I got married in 1989, I had committed my life to the Lord and was praying for a man of God to share my life with. But after our marriage I found that my husband was more like an atheist and had nothing to do with God. I was heartbroken but the Lord strengthened me and spoke to me through His word, not to give up but to hold on with faith.
I never had expressed my disappointment but tried to be an affectionate and understanding wife, all the time praying and believing for his salvation. After 25 long years, God touched him and his life got totally transformed. Now we are serving the Lord together with great joy. God helped me to hold on to my faith and honoured His words.
Also when we start looking at the circumstances our faith may falter. Peter could walk on the sea as long as his eyes were on Jesus. Once he looked at the boisterous sea he started to drown. Whatever the situation may be, we should strongly believe thatGod is in control of everything, to keep up the level of our faith.
Giving importance to God’s word will surely increase our faith. We have to keep on meditating the word of God and if possible memorize as much verses as we can. Bible is a great resource to fill our faith reserves.
Praising God and worshipping Him in Spirit shall surely help us to build a strong unwavering faith. When we believe we shall see the glory of God and our faith shall surely overcome the world.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank you for you are the author and finisher of faith. Help us to be strong in faith putting our trust in you alone, giving more importance to your word in our life and always to remember the mighty miracles you’ve done in the past for us. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Sol. Jeslyn Jeyakumar