STANDING UPON YOUR FAITH

Matthew 4:1 - "Jesus was the led away by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil."

The word "tempted" actually means "tested or proven in adversity."

Before Jesus was led to do wonders, He was led to do battle. The Father proved the character of His Son through conflict. It is in spiritual warfare that what God has taught us is tested.

Life consists of learning lessons and passing tests. The integrity of God requires that our learning not be mere head knowledge, but that our heart be conformed to Christ so that Christ will be something we instinctively choose in the midst of temptation or battle.

TIMING -- NOT TIME

Ecclesiastes 3:1 - "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."

Sometimes there are some divinely permitted delays in manifesting what you're believing God for: ie. He permits things not to come to pass until He can get you to a certain position.

If you are fighting the good fight of faith -- declaring and confirming your faith with the Word of God and standing firm upon it -- and there is a delay, that is not the time to let go of your faith and give up! The devil will try to deceive you into thinking your faith is not working or that God is not going to come through for you.

Affirmations:

I'M NOT MOVED BY WHAT I SEE.

I'M NOT MOVED BY WHAT I FEEL.

I'M ONLY MOVED BY THE WORD OF GOD.

I BELIEVE GOD SAID WHAT HE MEANT, AND I BELIEVE GOD MEANT WHAT HE SAID.

Proverbs 3:5,6 - "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
http://afministry.ning.com/