Faith is not something that can be weighed by the ounce, not something we inherit through our DNA, and not something we can lose the way an absent-minded professor loses his glasses. Faith is a growing relationship of trust in the living God. In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef encourages us to develop a growing trust in God.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to MY Devotional, the Daily Devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading The Way.
[00:00:07] Norish your faith by Dr. Michael Youssef. We tend to speak of faith as if it were a tangible commodity that can be measured and weighed and quantified.
[00:00:19] People sometimes say, I wish I had your faith as if they were saying, I wish I had your blue eyes or I wish I were as tall as you.
[00:00:30] Some people talk of faith as if it were here today gone tomorrow. I used to believe, but I lost my faith.
[00:00:38] Faith is not something that can be weighed by the ounce. Faith is not something we inherit through our DNA. Our faith is not something we can lose the way an absent-minded professor loses his glasses.
[00:00:52] Faith is a growing relationship of trust in the living God. Relationships are dynamic, not static. Therefore our trust relationship with God is equally dynamic. It's like a tree whose roots grow deeper into the soil and whose branches grow higher into the sky but which dies without water.
[00:01:14] It's like the muscles of an athlete, muscles that grow strong with exercise but atrophy when inactive.
[00:01:22] If your faith is weak and spindly you need to water it with the truth of God's word. If your faith is flabby you need to exercise it by living in utter dependence on God.
[00:01:34] The believers in Thessalonica were continually in the word as they tested and trusted God's promises. Won't you grow your relationship of trust in the living God by seeking His face, His character in His Word? Let's pray together.
[00:01:50] Lord, we want to trust you more and more with our lives. Help us to put priority on the time spent with you in your Word so that we can better live out each day in submission to your will.
[00:02:05] Strengthen our faith with your gospel. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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