Little Faith

Matthew 6:30 (KJV) Says, "Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Matthew 8:26 (KJV) Says, "And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? And then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm."

In the above verses of scripture we find examples of  Jesus warning people about demonstrating little faith. He makes it clear to us in Matthew chapter six that even those who have few possessions should not fall prey to worrying and become anxious about there needs being met. When we become anxious and worry as to whether or not our needs will be met, we are failing to trust God and we become distracted from faithfully doing his will. Jesus tells us that even the poor among us should not worry about what they will eat, drink, or wear and he uses nature to demonstrate his point. He makes it clear that he provides for nature so he will certainly provide for us, when we are living in his will. Therefore, to become anxious and worry about our needs being met when we are living in God's will, is to distrust God, and to demonstrate that we are of little faith.

Satan puts doubt, anxiety, worry, and other like thoughts into our minds in an attempt to cause our faith to waver and hopefully lead us away from God and our service to him. We must be mindful of this and rebuke him and his lies, and  remain steadfast and strong in our faith. Remember Satan roams to and fro looking for individuals to devour, and that he is the father of lies. As we see in Matthew 8:26 (KJV) the disciples who were on a  ship with Jesus demonstrated little faith when they became afraid because the sea grew extremely rough in a storm. Jesus was on the ship sleeping, and they woke him up professing that they needed him to save them because they were about to perish. As we see above he responds to them by asking them why they are afraid, and he tells them they are of little faith. The fact that the disciples allowed themselves to become so afraid for their lives secondary to a storm knowing Jesus himself was on the ship makes clear how weak in the flesh mankind can be.

When we find ourselves in the midst of a storm, we must remember who God is. He is all-knowing, all-powerful, and sovereign over all things. Don't allow anything to take your eyes off of him and cause you to waver in your faith. God doesn't promise us that we won't face trials, temptations, and go through storms in our lives, in fact he tells us that we will. He does promise us that he will never leave us nor forsake us, and friends he has never broken nor will he ever brake a promise. It is easy to proclaim our faith and remain steadfast in it when we are standing on top of a mountain in life. That is great, but we should also proclaim our faith and remain steadfast in it when we find ourselves in a valley.  Remember to trust God and to be of great faith in all your circumstances. He is the same no matter the weather.

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