Holding faith

Though we are people of faith, we have constant struggle holding on to faith continuously in the same manner with respect to something we may be expecting in life. For instance, we may have faith for provision or healing or an increment or even a relationship, believing that God would meet our need in His time without fail. But we may find it difficult to hold on that faith in the same wavelength. One day we may find ourselves full of faith and the next day we may feel down due to the circumstances or any negative thought.

We may be blaming ourselves for this kind of wavering faith. But we need to understand why we struggle to hold on to faith unwaveringly. We need to bring to our mind what Jesus told his disciples about Satan trying to steal faith.

John 10:10 (NIV)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;

The work of the devil is to steal our faith and make us feel miserable, hopeless and even doubt whether God's Word or promise is going to work for us. This he will do by bringing in negative thoughts, unfavorable circumstances or even negative words from people. But we should stand strong against all these attacks, holding on to God and His Word. That is how we fight the enemy.

So next time we find our faith shaking, let us go back to God's Word and reassure our faith from what Jesus said,

Luke 21:33 (NIV)

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away...

Amen!