And here is where I am so confused. How can we decide for another how God is exercising their faith for what is ahead for them in their walk with Him. How can we tell someone that if God is leading them into obedience with money, that it is wrong. Maybe there is a reason that only God knows and we as brethren should encourage. I don’t know. I doubt the voice I hear so often for this very reason because others may say it is wrong and it is not God. In the beginning God asked me for small acts of faith, that it seems have built over time. At one point kittens were running all over our basement and causing me distress tending to their needs every day. I could not let them go and find a home since I felt no one would take care of them as I can. If I could love people as much as I could love pets...God brought me to a place where I put a sign in the yard: free kittens. Within a day they all had homes. Now we are pet free except for one cat. Anyone else might say that is a waste of faith, but for me, God knew exactly what the next step to healing needed to be.
All I can answer you with is to say.
If you had seen all that I had seen 'said and done' in the name of faith...you may have a slight glimmer of where I am coming from.
Presumptuous 'faith' is a train wreck.
It is the person choosing what they want "to do for God" , and trying to force God to bless it.
In the post I responded to..the person said , QUOTE:- " If
'I' say it will be sunny today and
'I' take an umbrella.. what does that say about
'my' faith?"
And other things said in that post.
Sorry Victory...that is NOT faith, it is presumption.
"Faith cometh by HEARING and hearing by the word of GOD."
Faith does not come via a 'good idea'
A 'good idea' to go overseas for six month and "have faith" that God will cover the bills. That is not faith...unless God has said .."Hey, I want you to go overseas for six months. " That is totally different.
The poster did not mention that God said anything...the post only talked about his faith. Therefore I responded that he is talking about "faith in his own faith "
What has nothing to do with faith in God word to us.
Peter got out of the boat to walk...ONLY because he said to Jesus " Bid me to come to thee. And Jesus said "COME"..then and then only did Peter step out and walked on the water. We talk a lot about Peter sinking...but forget he walked on the water, sunk, but then re-fixed his eyes on Christ and WALKED to Jesus...
True Faith only comes via a COME...or a word from the Lord to walk upon.
The poster indicated none of this...but sound more interested in building up his faith in himself.
I will see if he shares what God has actually spoken for him to do, and his faith in
following what God asked of him. Not some 'good idea' that he wishes to do , which he calls faith.
We will see how it unfolds.