One Step At A Time

Hi friends,

"We will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever. With our mouth's we will make known His faithfulness to all generations"

I desire to speak but don't know what to say . Nevertheless, "...what I have I give to you".

See this: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen". It makes me wonder aloud, 'God what meaneth this?'

And He used this example.
I have been hoping and believing God for a project, and I ask myself; 'what is the evidence that i will achieve this project when the future is so uncertain'.
I am convinced the project will materialize but what facts do I have today that tomorrow the project will be. The only fact I realize I have today, is that I BELIEVE.

That belief, that faith is the only evidence. The sure ticket that the project will come to pass. Hmmm.
The process of converting the ticket of faith to reality is a mystery exclusive to God alone. Let's not go there.

I ponder further...

"Without faith it is impossible to please God". In order to make this heaven, we must please God.
What is the evidence we have today that tomorrow we will make heaven (this is a constant question).

Again, the evidence, the fact, the ticket we have today for heaven tomorrow is FAITH. Only faith.

If we can believe today that "The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God", then we can make heaven tomorrow.
If we can believe today that "As many as are led by the spirit of God they are the sons of God", then we can make heaven tomorrow.

I wonder again... Am I really led by the spirit of God? But if not, why am I not a friend of the world. We must not belittle the great work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

As this walk is a continuous process and not a one-off incidence, He says..." The just shall live by faith".

Oh! That means the element of our everyday life is FAITH. We must believe our way through every single process of everyday, as an evidence of justification.

Whoa! Faith is an integral element of our lives! That answers the question ... "Why am I the one going through these challenges (maybe) all the time?"

By and large, this little ticket of faith has yielded great products:

- By faith, Abel gave an excellent offering, that speaks to date
- By faith, Noah condemned the world and saved his household
- By faith, Abraham left his country for an unknown city whose builder and maker was God

- ADD YOUR STORY HERE. The faith you have today is the ticket for that which you hope for tomorrow...

The beginning of a thing is often characterized by creation. It is a period when lofty imaginations are forced into manifestation. The extent of this manifestation defines the foundation on which the rest of the structure will stand.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. He had a ready made idea. He spoke and forced His idea to materialize. He created.

When I started this blog on the eve of my birthday, I spent hours working late into the night ... bringing into existence beautiful ideas of what I wanted my blog to represent. I chose carefully the template, the colors and more sensitively, the words. What a painstaking process it was.

In the beginning sacrifices have to be made. Great investments are required to complete that all important stage. Indeed, God knew no rest until He finished the beginning.

Intrigued by the splendor of creation, I worked hard birthing this blog, inspired by how much I want it to bless every visitor.

Often times in life we find ourselves at the beginning of something. A new job, a new family, a new project, a new phase of life... and so on.
Worry not! It is your opportunity to create the end. Overwhelm the alter of 'the beginning' with sacrifices that will run for you when your legs have become weak. Regard your beginning as the time to create those wonderful ideas that have been locked up too long, then spend the rest of the time watching your dreams come true.

Tips for the beginning:

- Have an idea, dream wild
- Set out. Utilize all your available resources no matter how small
- Sacrifice all, seek no reward for your time, money, energy, self pride, etc
- Be inspired by your vision for the end
- Invite the best beginner to begin with you... God.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. (Job 8:7)