"Faith with Substance"

"The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season." (Psalms 145:15)

  Before I go any further, I feel the need to clarify something that is very important: we that are living sanctified lives, are blessed beyond measure; not based upon the righteousness we might exhibit, no way no how. The Bible clearly says, "All of our righteousness is filthy rags to God," so that which is done for the sake of being righteous, is much about what Cain had done when he offered the harvest from his garden; it actually displeased God! The real question I think we are looking to find answers to, Is what constitutes a blessing? Maybe you might feel as though your life is a wreck, or that your marriage is on the rocks, or that you are suffering needlessly with some sort of an illness. All these things, and more, are actually the type of things we could count as blessings; if we are willing to be totally dependent upon the Lord! I heard a quote yesterday that reminded me of this very thing: "You never know God is all you need, until God is all you have." To be perfectly clear, "all," is clearly a reference to everyone, which means those saved and unsaved; those that believe to God, and those that refuse to believe in His existence; it can also mean every animal, unless we are talking about souls. It is said, "The eyes are the windows to the soul," which in this case, all souls are in the direct ownership of their Creator, whether they believe in Him or not! I know it might be hard to explain that to anyone who does not believe; but they choose not to believe because they do not want to bothered or feel that they need God; as well as the fact that they do not want to be told what they should do, or that what they do will require that they give an answer for. You might have heard the term, "Blind Faith," which is a term that many nonbelievers give to those that put their trust in God; but that is the beauty of the faith of those that have a personal relationship with the Lord, it is not blind faith! It might be blind to all that cannot see God, but to those that have been changed, this is a faith that can be held unto and felt, day in and day out. Even when I might not feel anything at all, I still know He is there, watching over me and somehow guiding my life. Sure, we could examine this as just basic food or nourishment; but what makes this something that needs to held onto, is the "Due season," which basically means, happy or unhappy time; or more importantly, a time that is proper. I guess the point I believe God is teaching me to pay attention to, is that it really does not matter what it is that I am going through, if I am truly believing that He is in control, then it is all for a reason. In that, we might consider, or be considered, to have some sort of blind faith; mostly because we cannot see all that God is doing, or why. Nonetheless, this is no way a blind anything; especially not the faith part of this journey, because if your faith does not have substance, then your faith is not worth anything at all...

"So do not throw away the confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. "For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay. And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I take no pleasure in anyone who turns away." But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved. Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see." (Hebrews 10:35- 11:1) NLT