FAITH, ACTION AND PERSEVERANCE

» Posted by on Apr 23, 2016 in The Word | 0 comments

1 Ki 18: 41-45

And Eli’jah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and to drink.

And Eli’jah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.

And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.”

And he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.”

And he said, “Go again seven times.”

And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man’s hand is rising out of the sea.”

And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, “Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’ ”

And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.”

 

Is there anyone waiting for something exciting to happen to them? A child? Promotion? Opportunity? Job? Selection? Spouse? Healing? Home? Car?
And without faith it is impossible to please God, yes you need faith! Some call it faith, others call it belief, some say it’s activating one’s positive mechanisms

So you ask ‘I’ve been waiting on my faith ever since, but nothing is happening!

 

“Go up and eat and drink” was the command of faith from the man of God to the King, but as soon as faith went forth through the spoken word, the man of God began to ACT UPON HIS FAITH.

It’s not just enough to have faith, but your faith must be good enough to spur you into action.

 

“And he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees”

He quickly began to do SOMETHING

Perhaps meditating? Strategising? Making supplications? Doing a business plan?

What we know is that he was IN ACTION.

What about you? What do you do after you have believed?

What do you do after you activate your belief for the contract? Do you write a good CV and apply for the job or you just continue believing?

What do you do with your faith for the business? Do you restructure it and make a new business plan with clear objectives or do you just hold on to faith?

What do you do with your positive energy/mechanism? Do you steer it towards a productive task or do you just allow the energy to fizzle out?

 

Elijah went to the top of Carmel…

He separated himself from all the noise, the crowd, the phones, social media, people’s opinions….

Someone once said that the problem with the age we are in, is that most people are so busy with their phones and gadgets today, that they are no longer thinking, but allowing social media and other forms of media and technology platforms dictate their thinking!

Are you spending quality time alone? Or do you sleep and wake up with your smart phones, brush with them, drive with them, eat with them, work with them and live with them?

Make time for yourself! Make time! Schedule time!

Spend time alone to discover yourself, to connect with the greatness within you and with God Almighty, as that is the only time you get to hear from Him. Any relationship where you don’t communicate is doomed to fail……..

What you do behind the scenes determine what happens in real life…

 

And he said to his servant “Go up now, look toward the sea.”

And he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.”

Have you ever expected something to COME? HAPPEN? ARRIVE? And BE? Only for you to be disappointed at the last minute?

Elijah had spent much of the time PREPARING FOR THE RAIN, only to be told ‘it is not happening’ and only to be disappointed when it was time.

Is there anybody who has been WAITING FOREVER only to be told once again, ‘NOT NOW?’

 

“Go again seven times”

Elijah sent his servant SEVEN TIMES! Faith is not giving up when it is the obvious thing to do…

Your faith would test you. Your vision will knock you down several times, your endurance would be tested, but if you just hold on……….

How many of us would still continue DOING IT even when there are no results to show for it?

In this fast paced age, would you still be patient with it after these SEVEN ATTEMPTS? SEVEN YEARS?

Is it/he/she worth waiting on SEVEN MONTHS? Can you endure for SEVEN DAYS or SEVEN MORE HOURS?

 

“Behold, a little cloud like a man’s hand is rising out of the sea.”

Even though nothing is happening on the surface of your life at the moment….

Even though the letter has not arrived….

Even if the appointment has not yet been confirmed ………

Even if you can’t see him…..

Even if she does not seem to be in sight……..

Even if you haven’t received mail yet……..

Even if the report has not come…….

God IS AT WORK BEHIND THE SCENES and He is PREPARING HIS BEST for YOU IN HIS OWN TIME.

 

After seven attempts, God’s hands showed from within the seas to REVEAL the BLESSING…

If you just hold on and endure it. If you just wait for it in its time, if you just allow God and not you to be Lord of the situation…..

 

“And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.”

May God’s rain of abundance and goodness begin to shower you, your household, ministry, business, career, finances and life right now in Jesus name

Every thick cloud over your life, let them begin to birth rain of blessings in Jesus name.

Everything you have patiently waited for, every spouse you have been waiting for, every goodness and blessings you have been patiently waiting for, begin to manifest now in Jesus name.

 

But remember: FAITH, ACTION and PERSEVERANCE, are the tools that’ll get you the blessing in due time.

 

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