How many times have people failed you? It is a challenge for people to keep their word and be consistent with their actions but FATHER does not change. HE is totally consistent and reliable or else the planets would have fallen out of their orbits long ago.
Malachi 3:6 "For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”
Our faith must be based on this Truth- FATHER does not change. HIS Divine Intent is manifested both in actions and HIS Word. The effect of HIS Intent is seen in the planets, stars, and all life on this planet. Nothing is here by chance, not even you.
Once we have built our foundation of Love, we are finally ready to grow in faith that is pure. The past age focused on faith without the complete foundation of Love and many stumbled in their attempt to “name it and claim it”.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please HIM, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
We must activate our faith in order to be pleasing to FATHER and we must not just sit around and do nothing. I doubt if your calling has no activity associated with it. There is work to be done but it should be according to the purpose HE placed in each of us. We must be led by THE SPIRIT as we walk out our calling. We should not be dragged like a rebellious child who has dug his heels in resisting his parent. We should embrace the work for which we have been called . In James chapter 2 we read:
18 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Faith produces, talk is cheap. Are you sitting around watching TV or burning up hours surfing the Internet or are you make a difference by the working of your faith? There are degrees of faith- no faith, little faith, and great faith. Which describes you?
I would suggest that as your trust increases in the consistency of FATHER’S Word, your faith will increase. I would also say as you rely on HIS Voice and see the result, your faith will increase. Additionally, if you would recall all the interventions by FATHER in your life and dwell on them, your faith would increase.
How many people have relied on others and have ended up on the wrong path? The number is countless. Man should not be the source of your faith, FATHER is the ONE WHO rewards them that diligently seek HIM. There will be times of mundane work and it may seem like you are called to watch paint dry. Consider that all of this is to mold you into a man or woman of great faith. Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians chapter 1:
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Faith, hope, and Love are all necessary, the greatest being Love. But the work of faith should not be forgotten. Jesus walked in faith as He went about preaching the Gospel and healing the sick. He acted out what He heard FATHER instruct Him. There are those who would claim they have only heard “Be still” as Psalm 46 notes:
10 Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
Yet the NASB version says:
"Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
We must quit looking for the easy way out by doing nothing. There is a time to be still in order to hear FATHER’S Voice. But after HE gives you a directive, just do it. There is a tendency for those with greater revelation to isolate themselves from the populous as though they would negatively impact their beliefs. I say to you that Jesus had no problem being among tax collectors, harlots, and others who society looked down upon. FATHER created all men.
As you continue to take on FATHER’S character, you should expect to walk in great faith, become consistent, and change not.