HALL OF FAITH

I would love to be in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews with some of the great giants of the Word. To know that without faith it is impossible to please God is a powerful motivating factor.

The more I learn about the character of God, the more I fall in love with Him, the more I want to honor Him and the more I want to show reverence for Him by obedience in my life. God gives tests to try our faith. I look at the test I'm currently in as one that tries my faith to reflect that I believe that my God is "the" sovereign God who is Jehovah Shammah (God is Present), who is my Jehovah Jireh (My provider), who is my Yahweh Tsuri (The Lord is My Rock).

I know that with every test or fiery trial there is always a purpose! Comforting to recognize that you don't go through "pain" for no purpose. There is always a specific goal - to grow your faith, to grow your endurance and to have you become more Christlike in character.

I praise God that he is my loving God like it says in Psalm 144:1-2, 7-10

Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for war
my fingers for battle.
He is my loving God and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer. . .
Reach down your hand from on high;
deliver me and rescue me
from the mighty waters,
from the hands of foreigners,
whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.
I will sing a new song to you, O God;
on the tenstringed lyre I will make music to you,
to the One who gives victory to kings,
who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword.

I have an awesome amazing God who doesn't fail to astound me with His mighty hand!