SPIRITUAL MUSCLE!!
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6.
Every Believer should have as their goal to please God. Having said that, this requires crucifying the flesh and bringing it under the subjection of the Holy Spirit which cannot be done without faith.
Faith is kind of like a muscle, a spiritual muscle. The more it is used, the stronger it gets. Body builders have massive muscles, but they were not born that way. Someone can start out looking like Don Knotts (aka Barney Fife: *The Andy Griffith Show) but with hard work can end up with muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger (aka The Terminator). How you may ask? **Through many, many repetitions which strengthens those muscles to become bigger and stronger which takes times and consistency.
When we are going through a hard season of testing in our lives, that is the wrong time to be a "Barney Fife" and panic, lose faith in God, and turn to something else like astrology, etc. that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting... Ephesians 4:4.
Pray and stand on the Word of God {and His promises}! Stand firmly on your faith no matter how things may look. The more you do this, the stronger your faith will become (Re: Arnold).
God is faithful and never makes a mistake. We may not understand or agree with how He handles some things, or why He allows some things to happen, but at the end of the day, He is still Sovereign! "When you believe Him {God} for something, you are exercising faith which pleases God."
(Jentzen Franklin, Fasting Journal)
Blessings!
~CWP~
*I just dated myself. 😎 **Picture from Unsplash with collaboration with Getty Images
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