Believe.

Romans 4:19-25

"Abraham didn't focus on his own impotence and say, "It's hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child" Nor did he survey Sarah's decades of infertility and give up. He didn't tiptoe around God's promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That's why it is said, "Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right." But it's not just Abraham; it's also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God."

FAITH WAS COUNTED TO ABRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Even though Abraham might have been scared, or not ready to have a child at such an old age, he BELIEVED. He trusted God to be faithful to his promise. Abraham's faith was his covenant to God. His promise. When we just believe, trust, and have faith that God will do what He has said, God will reward us. It makes Him so happy when we CRY out to Him, because He wants to be there for us. He loves us. Belief is not just any word, it's truly trusting God to do what He has promised. THAT is beautiful. But why is it so hard?? I get so caught up in my own problems, situations, anger that I forget to just stop and give it to God. Trust Him to help me with my problems. 

God cannot promise us we will be with Him in heaven, God can only promise us that we will be with Him in heaven if we are obedient to Him. I have never really thought about it like that, I guess. 

Our relationship with God is based on a PROMISE, those who BELIEVE will be with Him forever. 

Always remember the Lord has a plan and it's done in His timing. Sometimes we wait, hopefully, patiently. Why? Because God is always up to something. Praise Him in times of despair. Praise Him in everything. It's so easy to get frustrated, mad, and annoyed. Satan feeds off of that! 

"I love God because he listened to me,

listened as I begged for mercy.

He listened so intently

as I laid out my case before him. 

Death stared me in the face,

hell was hard on my heels.

Up against it, I didn't know which way to turn;

then I called out to God for help:

"Please, God!" I cried out.

"Save my life!"

God is GRACIOUS- it is he who makes things right,

our most compassionate God.

God takes the side of the helpless;

when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.

Psalm 116:1-6

Today, I am trusting in God's truth.