Fuel Your Faith More Than You Fuel Your Doubts

Great is Thy Faithfulness, O God my Father
There is no shadow of turning with Thee
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not
As thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

Summer and winter, springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join in all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

I hope this is one of your favorites as it is mine. The title to today's blog has been going through my heart all week. You will have to agree that we are 'prisoners' of our thoughts. Our thoughts govern the course of our actions just like the steering wheel on a car. Too often, wrong thoughts lead to serious and hurtful accidents.

When we dwell on the past hurts, mistakes, jealousies, and anger we are actually trying to steer our lives while driving in reverse. We are constantly looking at our past, mulling over who did what, when and how. It's no wonder we wind up going nowhere or getting to our desired destination so slowly. Instead of thinking about where we are going, our minds 'eyes' are locked on things that happened years ago.

Do you realize that the words to this great hymn are enjoyed by unbelievers and ungodly just as much as they are by the 'saints.' Maybe even more so. Take, for example, this hot summer weather. Saint and sinner alike can be heard to say, "I can't wait until the fall brings cooler weather." And, in the winter, we all say, "I can't wait for warmer weather." All of us are actually praising and believing God in THINKING about His great faithfulness in bringing a change.

What are we as Christians, real "Bible believers" doing? Are we fueling our faith more than we are fueling our doubts? Bad stuff happens alright but God said in Jer. 29:11 that He is planning on doing something good for us. Romans 8:28 reminds us that God will work all things together for our good. If you put those two verses together you could easily see that God is going to use the bad stuff you're going through right now to make something good for you.

The key to greater faith is to thwart the devil's attempt to get your mind locked in on all the bad that's happening right now. God said that He was planning on bringing some good things to you. Clamp your mind on His Word. Think about healing. Think about increased finances. Think about your loved ones coming to Jesus. Think about good things coming your way. Fuel your faith instead of your doubts and watch miracles begin to happen.