QUOTE(Sophiera @ Apr 7 2016, 04:01 PM)
It's a coping thing. Otherwise, it'll become a 'why didn't God do this if He's good' kind of thinking.
How do we consolidate this bitterness with the Bible? It's something I struggle with too, but I don't know where to look.
Well here it is,How do we consolidate this bitterness with the Bible? It's something I struggle with too, but I don't know where to look.
My today's Devotion is based on;
1 Timothy 6:12 (NIV) - Fight the good fight of the faith.Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Do you know that Faith can be divided between 2 types? It's call the right type of faith and wrong type of faith.
Faith basically means Believe. You can either believe in something that is good or bad.
Right type of Faith always have a good opinion of God. (This type of faith always either speed up or bring forth God's promises come to life)
Wrong type of Faith hinges on negative opinion about God. (This type of faith always delay answered prayer or suspends it)
But to have the right type of Faith on God, you need to know Who God is, and that can only be discovered in the Bible.
Didn't Jesus says anyone who sees Him, has seen God the Father? (John 14:9). With this equation mind, (with regards to Healing), you'll notice everyone and anyone that came to Jesus ALL got healed. Jesus NEVER turned anyone down. NEVER.
So who says sometimes it is not God's will to heal his believers? That is baseless and unfounded.
But why is that in reality, many of God's people weren't healed even though have been prayed and believed? Answer lies in 1 Timothy 6:12. We are in a warfare, to be in warfare would mean a need to Fight the good fight of Faith, meaning to Fight (in the warfare of the mind) to have a good opinion of God.
You need to know our life is always in warfare against the weaponry of the thief who come to kill, steal and destroy. This is a fact whether we like it or not, whether we see it or not, whether we want to acknowledge it or not.
The devil always contest against God's people to have them doubt God because he & his team came to kill our Faith, steal our hope and thus destroy our Life. With that being said, the reason why answers are not coming forth from God is because the Devil & team they are resisting our prayers. Else it is redundant to call it in 1 Timothy 6:12, a Fight. You don't need to fight anything if there are no resistence.
Regardless, God's people do not Lose. Even if the person dies from whatever health affliction there is and was never healed, he/she gets to go Home to be with Jesus and that is far more a blessing because in heaven, all our pains, our needs, our sorrows is no more but blessed life everyday.
Hope this helps to give a better perspective of our faith-life and God.
This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Apr 8 2016, 09:13 AM
Apr 8 2016, 09:12 AM

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