We Must Believe

When reading the Bible two days ago I ran across the words of Jesus that say, "Did I not say to you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?" I stopped at these words because I can honestly say that I have not seen the glory of God but in a very minuet part. I realized that I am not believing the way that Jesus commanded Martha in this scripture passage. She was upset because Jesus had not come sooner to heal her brother but did not believe that Jesus could raise Lazarus from the dead.

Ray and I are going through a very hard struggle (for us) right now and it is hard not to say to Jesus, "If you had just provided sooner, this would not be happening." I think that is why the Holy Spirit had me open my Bible to John 11:40. I am struggling with the same unbelief that Martha was struggling with. Not an unbelief that Jesus can provide but one that says that Jesus can provide up to a certain point. Jesus is stating to us right here in this verse that He is bigger than any problem. Are we willing to turn to him even when we can't pay the bills, get a job, save our kids from the world, or even when we loose someone who is very close to us to cancer or some other untimely death? Are we willing to still say, "God I believe that you can ... I want to see Your glory in my life."

That day I decided to believe that Jesus is even the answer to our very hard struggle and that we are going to see His glory. We are still in the middle of the struggle, but He is there right along side of us. He is the only one who can solve the problem and I believe that with all my heart.

I believe:
God is who He says He is
God can do what He says He can do
I am who God says I am
I can do all things through Christ
God's Word is alive and active in me
(I learned this when I went through Beth Moore's Believing God Bible study which I strongly recommend.)