What we believe impacts . . . our patterns of behavior . . . our conversations . . . our thoughts . . . everything. False beliefs opens the door to fear of what might or might not happen. Believing God produces faith with an expectant attitude.
Though the Exodus people had been rescued and freed . . . they did not believe . . . that God would provide. Their unbelief created blindness to God's provision. We can see that the desire of God's heart was to provide. The thing is . . . the Exodus people needed a breakthrough in their unbelief: That evening quail flew in and covered the camp and in the morning there was a layer of dew all over the camp. When the layer of dew had lifted, there on the wilderness ground was a fine flaky something, fine as frost on the ground. The Israelites took one look and said to one another, man-hu (What is it?). They had no idea what it was. (Exodus 16: 13-15, The Message)
God had told the Exodus people that He would provide "manna" in the dawn; however, they could not see that God's provision was in front of them. Though they were freed them from slavery, they were enslaved to false belie. They needed to step into the reality of believing God to be freed. It is in the divine realm of belief that we live in expectation of what more God has for us: All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it's not only around us; it's within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We're also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don't see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy. (Romans 8:22-25, The Message)
Stepping into the realm of belief creates a lifestyle of expectation, focusing on God rather than the "stuff" of this world. Confidence and courage flow out of divine expectation. It is our responsibility to keep living in expectation, refusing to go back to the old ways of the unbelief patterns of thinking, speaking, and behavior. This is only possible through focusing on God which leads to belief rather than on fear which leads us to unbelief.
Step into belief.
Live in expectancy.
Learning to KickStart the day stepping into belief,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie L. Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)