Unwavering Faith

Unwavering: steady, fixed, resolute, resolved, firm, constant, steadfast, enduring, abiding, unswerving, unfaltering, untiring, tireless, indefatigable, unyielding, relentless, sustained.

“And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.” Matthew 21:21

“So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word." Hebrews 10:23 (AMP)

“Therefore, [inheriting] the promise is the outcome of faith and depends [entirely] on faith, in order that it might be given as an act of grace (unmerited favor), to make it stable and valid and guaranteed to all his descendants--not only to the devotees and adherents of the Law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is [thus] the father of us all.

17  As it is written, I have made you the father of many nations. [He was appointed our father] in the sight of God in Whom he believed, Who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that [He has foretold and promised] as if they [already] existed. 

18  [For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be. 

19  He did not weaken in faith when he considered the [utter] impotence of his own body, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or [when he considered] the barrenness of Sarah’s [deadened] womb. 

20  No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God,

21  Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.

22  That is why his faith was credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God).

23  But [the words], It was credited to him, were written not for his sake alone,

24  But [they were written] for our sakes too. [Righteousness, standing acceptable to God] will be granted and credited to us also who believe in (trust in, adhere to, and rely on) God, Who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

25  Who was betrayed and put to death because of our misdeeds and was raised to secure our justification (our acquittal), [making our account balance and absolving us from all guilt before God].” Romans 4: 16-25

“Unwavering faith has the power to enable us in the fulfillment of our God given destiny and purpose. What could it cost us if we fail to trust God today?”

Unwavering Faith.  

Two words, baring as a constant reminder of the things I’ve yet to obtain and reflecting on the proof of who Jesus is in His promise. How much do I really trust Him? And is it enough to throw everything I am, all that I have onto him daily believing and having faith in the promises of God despite how the circumstances may seem?

Fear has presented itself in my life and felt almost overwhelming at times. My issue is, I often don’t recognize it as fear until I’m reflecting on the anxiousness of my heart. How did it get there? Where did it come from? And I’m finding that it is a direct result of fear in my life, which has lead to irrational behaviors or inconsistent actions. Causing me to grip for anything I can trying to grab onto a false sense of security.  Luckily we serve a gracious and merciful Father who gently woke me up this morning speaking his truth and reminding me of His grace over my life.  

When I think of Abraham and his circumstances I am dumbfounded by his response of faith. He was promised to be the father of THE NATIONS, a lineage that would change the world forever. With his circumstances piled against him he never weakened in faith but grew strong and empowered by faith, believing, giving glory and praise to God, that God was ABLE to do what He had promised. The outcome of his faith leaving him in right standing with God, something that we are able to have today when we too believe.

My circumstances are nothing compared to Abrahams, but life throws each of us things we may not feel ready for, “overwhelming obstacles” that create in us an emotional response of fear. But Praise God that he is not intimidated or weakened by our circumstances. That He is the eternal strength of His people, granting grace and favor, walking side by side in His relentless love.

His grace is sufficient and in Him He has made us to have life abundantly. In His love there is no fear, there is promise, hope and faithfulness. He is faithful in His word and is able to do what He has spoken. His power is ours to walk in, to love through, to be lead by, if only we would open our eyes to see that those mountains we face are nothing compared to our God. 

It is my prayer to carry and walk in unwavering faith, challenging life’s circumstances with the promises of God, glorifying and praising Him. Resting in a place of just being and knowing that there is a season for all things but my God NEVER changes.