Isn’t it interesting that when things are going well we can so easily be lulled, like a sleeping baby, into believing that we have strong and great faith, yet in times like this we are most susceptible to the bubble of faith.\u00a0Our bubble grows fast, it quickly becomes big \u00a0and is so colorful and beautifully round\u00a0– it is a delight for both ourselves and others to see. \u00a0We fill it with air, words, talk and so much more – so it will keep growing, but oh how quickly it pops at the first signs of trial and we are left with what is REAL\u00a0and TRUE- maybe a seed, but probably something even smaller.<\/p>\n
Oh Lord – to have faith the size of a mustard seed! \u00a0\u00a0Please give us each a real and true seed of faith and then, my Love, please teach us how to garden. \u00a0Gardeners know that most tiny seeds must be planted and kept in the dark as they begin to grow.\u00a0Please protect us, keep us hidden in the dark as our roots of faith begin to grow and let us not\u00a0boast in anything, but especially not in any faith\u00a0that might appear on the surface for we know that our true faith lies within our deep roots. We know that the\u00a0deep roots will not only withstand\u00a0the storms and trials of life but will become stronger with each storm – reminding us yet again of the Joy of Suffering<\/a>.<\/p>\n Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.<\/em> Isn’t it interesting that when things are going well we can so easily be lulled, like a sleeping baby, into believing that we have strong and great faith, yet in times like this we are most susceptible to the bubble … Continue reading
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