Depths of Faith
Doubting, quivering, wavering. My God, my God, what if! Where are you!
But centering, stilling, how great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God. Yes, there.
I think
faith resides on two levels. Or rather, perhaps, we often get so caught up in our emotions--one level--we confuse it with faith at another level. Ideally, emotions and faith coincide. But we are fallen, splintered beings still waiting.
We have the deep, abiding faith of the soul that often remains—deep, rest, calm, like the depths of the ocean.
We have the deep, abiding faith of the soul that often remains—deep, rest, calm, like the depths of the ocean.
But then,
there is the surface—warring with the wind, whipped into peaks, ripped into
white, tossed in troughs. This part of me is weak, always needing
encouragement, reassurance, the gospel preached.The emotions.
But yet,
there are both. Those gospel truths preached resonate on that deep level,
bringing up that deep faith. The Bible verses ring true, stir the soul in the
power of the Spirit.
These
trying times that rip our soul, toss our platitudes, whip our apathy—the slipping
of the mind, the aching of the body, the failure of the knees, the financial
straits, the illness—these may be what the Lord uses to bring us to one, to
bring us to a place of living in that deep ocean rest of faith that is planted within us by the Spirit.
Given by the Spirit.
And when self no can do
any longer
Spirit
reaches up from those depths and takes the helm
and the deep places of faith arise.
Doubting? Stretched beyond faith? The Spirit inside of you is still that deep lulling calm of faith peace. Do not fall for the condemnation of Satan that beats like hail in the storm, "weak, doubting, are you really a Christian, who are you, hypocrite."
Submerge.
The Spirit's faith is yours. In the whirlwind of thoughts and fears that leave you speechless, he groans with you.
In the aches that no words can express and leave a chilling silence,
His groans still emerge
carried to the Father in their perfection.
Spirit's presence. Christ will hold you fast. Deep faith, deep security. Deep hope.
Given by the Spirit.
And when self no can do
any longer
Spirit
reaches up from those depths and takes the helm
and the deep places of faith arise.
Doubting? Stretched beyond faith? The Spirit inside of you is still that deep lulling calm of faith peace. Do not fall for the condemnation of Satan that beats like hail in the storm, "weak, doubting, are you really a Christian, who are you, hypocrite."
Submerge.
The Spirit's faith is yours. In the whirlwind of thoughts and fears that leave you speechless, he groans with you.
In the aches that no words can express and leave a chilling silence,
His groans still emerge
carried to the Father in their perfection.
Spirit's presence. Christ will hold you fast. Deep faith, deep security. Deep hope.
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