20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Ephesians 3:20Our minds are limited. God's thinking is not! Believing is really not something we push our minds harder and harder to gain. Believing is trust; it is loving God and knowing that he is with you. The grace of believing is that it is ours, to be confident that God can go way farther than our limited expectations. He is bigger than our minds; he is bigger than our works.
Believing is based on love. You just have to know how much God loves you. 'Power working in us' is energized by His love. In reality, the more I soak my head in the word especially on the topic of love, the more I can believe. I want that energy from God. It changes the way I perceive what's going on around me. I can love so much better when I am tapped into God's love. True peace is the natural result for all involved.
There was a time in my life that I worked so hard to please God. It took growth and understanding to see how futile that was. When we love God, we let him work. We listen and allow him to inspire us and then carry out what he puts on our heart to do. Keeping the trustful peace and guarding it like a great treasure is our goal. Stress, pressure and achievement are not part of the formula. God's ability is involved and that's a no brainer. However, we live in a world where there are forces that deny God and his love. Just as in the beginning, in the garden of Eden, the opposition to God constantly calls to question the existence of God and his promises. God's willingness is just as real as the evidence that exists for God's ability. God's willingness is seen throughout the Old and New Testaments!
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