TD Jakes - It's a Faith Thing (03/13/2024)
[quote]Faith—substance of hoped-for, evidence unseen—receives illogical promises amid fear/doubt; like shepherd David king or barren Abraham nations, God disrupts logic for greatness. Kill hope, tie faith's hands; audacious hope + steady faith draws existing blessings—it's a faith thing, working promises despite crushing.[/quote>
[h2]Illogical Promises Frighten
Mediocrity accommodates lost hope; audacity believes school/home/business possible. Fuel via Word exposure—faith by hearing counters sabotage.
Faith credited righteousness—like food stamps accepted. Where do past mistakes disqualify you in your mind? How embrace God's accounting?
Abraham unrighteous yet credited—faith passes audit. Stop self-disqualification; walk/talk God's ledger—righteous by belief.
Ages "framed" by Word—future hedged. What worry about tomorrow ignores God's fixed end?
Eons hedged—Satan blocked from Job's future. Tomorrow locked; "matter of time"—shift anxiety to trust.
Satellite dish receives existing signals—blessings already "in air." What promise feels absent, yet faith-dish can draw down?
Stations existed—dish received. Healing/provision present; faith receives power already there.
Word unprofitable without mixed faith—where heard truth but unmixed, no profit?
Gospel preached yet unprofited—unmixed faith. Protect hearing; mix via belief/obedience for profit.
Noah built ark pre-rain—where must you "look fool" prepping unseen promise?
Radical obedience builds before evidence—neighbors laugh, rain catches up. Innovators prep futures others mock.
[h4]"It's a faith thing"—where shift from works/ingenuity to faith-fight?[/h4>
Not trickery/smartness—faith draws; steady against enemy, talk back with Word.
[h4]Ultimate faith posture?[/h4>
Though slay—trust; receiving stance—hands up for existing blessing download.
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