MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE

"Beware of any belief that makes you self-indulgent; it came from the pit , no matter how beautiful it sounds"

  "We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life if he does not pray; I question it. What will suffer is the life of the Son of God born in him, which is nourished not by food, but by prayer.

 We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves; the Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself "

"Prayer is not question of altering things externally, but of working wonders in a mans disposition "

The above quotes from Oswald Chambers daily devotional " My utmost for His Highest " are on the theme of personal sanctification as part of the redemptive process of Gods salvation of the souls of man.

Note I say Gods salvation of man therefore the object of my faith is not myself (Humanism) but on the Hebrew Deity of the Bible "The Most High".-Daniel 4:34 (Read the story of Nebuchadnezzar for insight on a life lived self-sufficient apart from God. His understanding was darkened and sanity returned after acknowledging the one True God vs. 36,37.)

If I depend on anything other than God's power in my life I will never notice when it is gone.

In our faith progress can be traced to an apprehension of the true God and his sovereignty and omnipotence.

"Faith must be tested because it can be turned into a personal possession only through conflict "-Chambers
Remember the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego "..who trusted Him..and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God "- Daniel 3:28

We can choose to write the story of our own life and allow God to be the editor when we make mistakes or we can allow God to write the story of our lives. When life unfolds serious challenges, let God write this chapter too "-Steve Saint