"Faith to change your world"

We were just in time for the start of the 'Word' on Sunday as the second service begun. My fiance and I walked in briskly to the seats pointed out to us by an usher. In a few moments, praise and worship was over and then came offering time. We were both eager to hear the word from our pastor-an anointed man of God; for we knew in our hearts, the word was meant for us. The word was just what we needed to usher ourselves into the new month of August. This is a time for careful planning and total submission to God as we are both looking forward to getting married in a few months time. Also, we were facing challenges in our day to day lives which required us to draw even closer to God.

The 'word' was from the series-TRANSFORM which had been on-going for 3 weeks. "Faith to change your world"is a reminder of who we are on earth, our purpose and the ability to draw power from God to change every situation we find ourselves including our world.

From the book of Romans 1:16-17, Pastor Chris **** defined FAITH as a spiritual principle that taps into God's creative power to change our situation, circumstances or conditions in the natural realm where we have authority. Many of us have lost faith in God and ourselves because of the guilt of sin. As believers, we are justified by our faith in God because Christ died for our sins; declaring us to be righteous, ..."the just shall live by faith...". However, we must not take knowledge of this for granted!

As we are on earth, we are bound to encounter situations which may alter our focus and the purpose God has for us. But with faith, we can change these situations. A very common example which many people who drive can relate to is this, have you ever driven to a supermarket and after shopping, you load your stuff in the car, put your key in the ignition and start the engine? How come you believed the car would start? Did you think for a split second what if the car wouldn't start? There a over a million instances to give as well as personal experiences to test your faith.
Whenever we are faced with a situation-no matter how bad it may seem, we need to look at it from God's perspective. In other words, we need to exercise our faith in Christ (saved from the penalty of sin and declared righteous) and speak to that situation, believing wholly on the word of God concerning you and your life. Consequently, tapping into God's supernatural power will surely come to bear in that natural situation.

WHY DO WE NEED FAITH?

• Faith is important because it pleases God. ..."for without faith, it is impossible to please God". Before you come to God, believe that He is your answer. He is whatever you want Him to be.Hebrews 11:6
  
• Faith is important because then, the promises of God are received. Galatians 3:13-14. We cannot access or experience all the promises without faith.
• Faith is required when selecting a mentor. Hebrews 6:12. There is a huge difference between a mentor and a tormentor.
  

Naturally in the scheme of events (our day-to-day life), there is the seen realm and the unseen realm. The seen realm are the situations we encounter with canal eyes-in the natural world while the unseen realm is viewing our situation with our spiritual eyes. Obviously, the unseen realm is bigger and stronger that the seen realm. It is basically, the natural and supernatural world. Hebrews 11:1-40, 1 John 5:4, Colossians 1:16 and 2 Kings 6:14-18.
As it is a fear based world that we live in, many of us are overwhelmed by circumstances that we lose our faith to make a change. We succumb to the 'Status Quo' and are too afraid to be that change the world is looking for. Satan manipulates the circumstances in the seen world as we are well aware that he has come to stay but we must not allow him manipulate us. We are fully armed and equipped to conquer him if we just believe in our faith. The devil does not come to you because of you, you are not that important. It is because of the assignment God has sent you to fulfill here on earth that makes the devil come after you. So next time when you are faced with challenges, look at it with faith, believe in God for that solution and you will emerge victorious.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE

Romans 10:17- Faith comes by revelation. When God's word is revealed to you, it ignites a change in your given situation Isaiah 55:8-9.
Revelation is how God sees a situation; His perspective.
One of the many ways for revelation to come is prayer. By praying, you spend quality time with God, seeking Him diligently and He will reveal Himself to you. Habakkuk 2:1-4.

At the end of service, we were blessed. It gave us more insight of how important faith is and how it is relevant in our communication with God and addressing our situations. I do not know about you or that situation you are going through but I want to assure you that your case is not hopeless. There is nothing new or nothing that can surprise God. If you are in a position to make a change, be that change! Never worry about the laws set by the world. Do not be conformed to the things of this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind... Break out and do extraordinary things in that community you are in. Lead by example.
If you are going through some crisis, it is your victory that impacts on the lives of spectators. So also, continue to put your faith in God and He will surely reveal Himself to you.

I hope this word reaches out to you and blesses you.
PS: Dernier Cri means the last word in this instance.

xoxo