Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? John 11:40
Our profession and practice are not always in agreement–we are human and we fail. But, we should never use that to excuse our failures. We must keep the ideal before us and strive to be the best we can be.
These words from Turning Point helps us in this area. “It’s time we lived as if we really believed our truths. If we really believed Romans 8:28, that God works all things together for good, we’d be consistent optimists. If we really believed in the power of the blood, we wouldn’t keep beating ourselves up over sins long ago forgiven. If we really believed that Christ was always with us, we’d be hard pressed to recall a lonely hour. If we really believed the world was lost and hell-bound, we’d be shouting the Gospel from the rooftops. And if we really believed Christ was coming soon, we’d live every day in anticipation of His imminent arrival.
Yes, we do believe. But sometimes we act as if we didn’t. Faith isn’t just vague intellectual assent, and hope isn’t mere wishful thinking. Jesus wasn’t just a bearded, white-robed character in a picture Bible, and heaven isn’t just pie in the sky bye and bye.
These are realities, as true as true can be. It’s time we believed our beliefs. The world can only be set aflame by those who live out their faith every day.”
Believe your beliefs and doubt your doubts; don’t make the mistake of skeptics of believing their doubts and doubting their beliefs.–Anonymous
