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Faith by Debbie Wallis
“If you have faith and don’t doubt, I promise that you can do what I did to this tree. And you can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will,” Matthew 21:21. I have a confession, I‘ve never told a mountain to jump and it obeyed, much less jump into the sea. I have told a problem to get lost (that’s speaking nicely y’all) and it did. Your mountain is your problem. It may be something contrary to the word of God for your life or anything that is a barrier to you completing God's will. Many believers spend time praying to God about their mountain and may even describe the mountain in full detail with the exact dimensions of the mountain like God doesn’t know. Some may cry, moan and complain to God about what a hindrance or impossibility the mountain is in their life. That’s an excuse for not participating in your own life. Many believers will pray and ask God to do something. Jesus is clearly telling His disciples that with faith they can speak to their own mountain. The lack of faith is why we don’t feel capable of
Monday, June 8, 2015 the sea" or "Go jump in the lake no shuffling or shilly-shallyingand it's as good as done" (The Message). Jesus says, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be Faith is built through prayer and God’s Word. Jesus speaks of a faith impossible for you," Matthew filled prayer, “Everything you ask 17:20. A believer can say to the mountain “be moved, go to some for in prayer will be yours, if you other dimension that I don't only have faith,” Matthew 21:24. Prayer builds your relationship with inhabit’” God through Jesus Christ. “So then Authority is exhibited by faith comes from hearing, and speaking. You speak to persons hearing by the word of God,” that you have authority over. Romans 10:17. The Bible builds your confidence in who you are in You don't ask or plead; you direct Christ. He saved you and you can and require and action. You exhibit faith when you trust God do all things through Him who because He said speak to your gives you the strength (Phil 4:13). God’s Word is full of promises and mountain and He will remove it. It’s His power and your faith that details of His ability and trustworthiness. The more you read removes the problem. Faith involves you placing confidence the Bible the more you will trust Him to be the same with you. “Jesus in God's spoken word and Christ is the same yesterday, today responding to it. and forever,” Hebrews 13:8. He would not tell you to do something Jesus gave the twelve disciples authority to heal the sick and that He didn’t also equip you to accomplish. He’s a good and loving every kind of disease, raise the dead, and force out evil spirits. God. “As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your (Matthew 10:1, 10:8, Matthew children. Your heavenly Father is 16:18-19) The Lord chose even more ready to give good things seventy-two other followers and sent them out two by two to every to those who ask Him,” Matthew town and village where He was 7:11. about to go,” Luke 10:1. “Heal Jesus didn't tell us to ignore or deny their sick and say, God’s kingdom will soon be there,” the mountain or problem. We are not to say, "I don't have a mountain" Luke 10:9. “ I have given you or "what problem?" It certainly isn’t the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the about the practice of positive thinking like saying over and over; power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you,” Luke "I can climb over that mountain, I 10:19. We are His hands and His will go around that mountain, it won’t stop me". A positive attitude feet today. All believers in Jesus Christ were given the faith it took is always good, but a positive attitude is not what Jesus said to do to believe in a God we cannot see with mountains. Jesus said to speak to save us. We are His disciples. If we don’t exhibit the faith that to the mountain and tell it to be moved (Mark 11:23). He said that moves mountains then why would an unbeliever have trust any believer can tell a mountain, that God can change their "You be lifted up and thrown into the sea" or "Go, throw yourself into circumstances? If you have telling our problem to go jump in a lake. Think of that friend that is better than you are in a certain area. You have faith they can help you where your faith is lacking in yourself accomplishing it.
Page #8 never accepted Jesus as your Lord and you can’t relate to this kind of faith please contact me or someone who can lead you to the One who will give you eternal salvation. If you don’t have a Bible please contact me at sfadebbie@yahoo.com and I will provide you one.
Coaches Continued from Page #2 Hudson says that they also hired Josh Rollins who will coach some of the girl sports. He was most recently the defensive line coach at Moore High School and brings six years experience from big schools. Rollins has previously been a head baseball coach and defensive line coach in football. "He'll be coaching football, powerlifting and baseball." said Hudson. Also leaving the staff is Jenny Carter, who is going to a private school in College Station. She was the cross country coach as well as assistant basketball and track.
Independent Bank to host first chamber breakfast On Friday, June 12 at 8am, Independent Bank will open their doors for the first hosted Howe Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. All chamber members and prospective chamber members are welcomed and encouraged to attend. The Chamber is seeking door prizes to give away at the breakfast meeting. Please email info@howechamber.com for more information.
