– are uncomfortable to be around but they still are the people you want to hang out with! Have you ever met a person who oh-so annoys you with their simple excitement and love for the things of the Kingdom of God and yet you feel weirdly attracted to them? I have! They may seem foolish in the eyes of the world but I don’t think God gets embarrassed by their passion. Consider how foolish Noah looked like when God gave him a Word and he began to live by it with unshakable faith. Paul said it quite well, “If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied.” And that’s what makes faith so exciting. We might never see the full reward of it on this side of time yet it’s still worth it.
Great faith either offends you or it awakens your heart to what’s possible. It either hardens you or it stirs you up with an unquenchable longing for the more of Him. Jesus himself marveled at people who had great faith (Matt 8:10)! This really astonishes me: God can be amazed by our faith..? I desire to be a person whose faith brings a sweet shaking into peoples lives in order for their hearts to be revealed and restored. Let's think about it, for instance, why would I ever be offended by someone's joy? Sounds funny when you write it down but that actually happens! The elder brother is offended by the relationship the younger brother has with the Father even though he himself has the same access to him as well! I think faith only offends us when it confronts our comfort way of thinking and living, requiring a real action and repentance (changing the way I think). Faith moves the mountains through relationship. With God everything is possible! Wait, who said that? Jesus did. Isn’t that crazy or what! Could He really mean that ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM WHO BELIEVES? —-- That’s just too radical. I’ve heard many stories when it didn’t happen like that so I should perhaps lower my expectations to my current experience? Perhaps. But it would be ridiculous in the eyes of faith.
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