Faith, The Foundation of What's "Next" (pt.1)

"Trust in the Lord
​ with all your heart,
and lean not on your
own understanding;
in all your ways
acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct
​your paths."
~Proverbs 3:5-6

The basic foundation of trusting God is faith. Faith determines whether or not we step onto the next path God has assigned. In order to create and build upon our faith reserves, and to further encourage us to “trust in The Lord with all our heart,” our blogs for the remainder of the year will explore the faith stories found in 2 Kings 4. I hope you will be as blessed as I was while I studied these stories of people full of faith, and their interactions with the man who represented God’s love, compassion, instruction, and power in their lives.

Faith Story #1 – 2 Kings 4:1-7
Below are the five points that I gleaned from my study, and believe will be a blessing to readers.

1. “The woman cried out…” ~Verse 1. Whether we find ourselves in sin, sickness, sorrow, or suffering, God desires for us to cry out to Him. He will hear our cry.
2. “…what do you have in your house?” ~Verse 2. Be prepared for God to use whatever you have…but you have to have something. What do you have that God can use?
3. “Your servant has…a small jar of olive oil.” ~Verse 2. “Small” can represent childlike. New, undeveloped, and inexperienced faith is enough. When properly cultivated it will yield a great harvest.
4. “Don’t ask for just a few.” ~Verse 3. James 2:18 says, “…I will show you my faith by my deeds.” Dr. Tony Evans said recently, “Faith is acting like God is telling the truth.” When God gives us direction for our path, do we hesitate, question, or refuse? Or do we act like God’s plan is for you and true?
5. “Go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons.” ~Verse 5. Just like faith requires action, sometimes it requires isolation. This is especially the case with new or undeveloped faith. Too many eyes and opinions of doubt can stop what God is planning to do, by planting seeds of doubt in our hearts. Sometimes you have to keep what God told you, showed you, and promised you to yourself!

May your faith increase and your doubt and fear decrease.

With Great Expectation,
Dawn~