Jesus, replying, said to them, Have faith in God [constantly].
Mark 11:22 AMPC
This faith thing isn’t a once-and-done deal, nor is it something to be thrown away at the first sign of trouble or forgotten when all is well. It’s a persistent, dogged, determined belief in God.
This faith is the constant belief that a beneficent force, one that sustains and propels everything around you—from the tiniest of ant colonies to the farthest of planets—is blessing, guarding, watching, and keeping you; smiling down, bursting to favor you with gifts galore; looking you in the face and giving “you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually)” (Numbers 6:26 AMPC, emphasis added).
Your only part is to be constant in your faith. And the only way to do that is to spend lots of time with God. When you do, His part is to be continually giving you peace—within and without—no matter what is going on in your life.
God has created you to be with Him, so abide in Him. He has given you His Son Jesus to guide you in all things, so follow Him. He has left behind His Spirit to comfort you, so cling to Him. This faith is fed and fueled by your actively spending time with the greatest of beings—Father, Son, and Spirit. Do your part (He is already doing His) and you will have a constant, living faith and a continual, abiding peace.
Here I am, God. Let’s talk.
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Today’s reading was adapted from Daily Wisdom for Women: 2018 Devotional Collection with permission from Barbour Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading was written by Donna K. Maltese.