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“You Can Safeguard Your Faith”
We all want our faith to remain strong. How can you do it?
Faith in Jesus is a precious thing, but it can also be fragile if we don’t safeguard it. If you ask most people how you should safeguard your faith, they might tell you to read the Bible, to pray, to go to church, and to serve others. These are all important.
However, in his letter to the Philippian church, the apostle Paul gives us a surprising answer to what we should do to safeguard our faith. The advice Paul gives us is that if we rejoice in the Lord, we will safeguard our faith (Phil 3:1). In fact, our first response, whatever happens, should be to rejoice in the Lord. That way, our faith will stay strong.
That goes against our natural reaction to the bad stuff that happens in our lives. Our first response is to worry and stress.
But Paul says that if we rejoice in the Lord, our faith will stay strong. He says it over and over again in his letters. And when something is repeated so often, perhaps we should pay attention.
Despite our circumstances, if our focus is on the Lord’s goodness to us, our faith will stay strong. If worrying were helpful, the Bible would tell you to worry. Perhaps it’s time for less complaining and more rejoicing?
Start a gratitude journal. You can write as much or as little as you like, but try to add a new reason for being grateful to it every day. Your gratitude journal might become a great basis for your rejoicing!
By Dr Eliezer Gonzalez
We all want our faith to remain strong. How can you do it?
Faith in Jesus is a precious thing, but it can also be fragile if we don’t safeguard it. If you ask most people how you should safeguard your faith, they might tell you to read the Bible, to pray, to go to church, and to serve others. These are all important.
However, in his letter to the Philippian church, the apostle Paul gives us a surprising answer to what we should do to safeguard our faith. The advice Paul gives us is that if we rejoice in the Lord, we will safeguard our faith (Phil 3:1). In fact, our first response, whatever happens, should be to rejoice in the Lord. That way, our faith will stay strong.
That goes against our natural reaction to the bad stuff that happens in our lives. Our first response is to worry and stress.
But Paul says that if we rejoice in the Lord, our faith will stay strong. He says it over and over again in his letters. And when something is repeated so often, perhaps we should pay attention.
Despite our circumstances, if our focus is on the Lord’s goodness to us, our faith will stay strong. If worrying were helpful, the Bible would tell you to worry. Perhaps it’s time for less complaining and more rejoicing?
Start a gratitude journal. You can write as much or as little as you like, but try to add a new reason for being grateful to it every day. Your gratitude journal might become a great basis for your rejoicing!
By Dr Eliezer Gonzalez
About this Plan
Unlimited Faith helps you to deepen your faith in God, by teaching you how your trust in God can develop and grow. This is a reading plan for every Christian, and especially for you if you are going through a difficult time. The Unlimited Faith reading plan reassures you that God has not abandoned you. It powerfully challenges you to look to the Cross, and to remember God’s goodness to you, as well as including practical life applications.
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