Let me tell you the simple lesson the Lord taught me about Faith.
When I come home in the afternoons my wife is working in the kitchen.
As I walk up the stairs she will say; “Hello Dear, do you want a cup of tea?”
“I’d Love a cup!” I’d answer back.
By the time I reach the table I don’t see the tea. Going away to put my things down, I come back, and still don’t see that cup of tea. In fact, I don’t even see the kettle being filled up and switched on.
At this point I don’t get up and demand the tea now, or I will rush to the nearest café!
No! I sit down and patiently wait for the tea as we chat about things.
In time the kettle goes on and at last the tea is in front of me.
Let’s analyse what has taken place:
When I say “Yes” to the tea it is like I pick up my two pound “Faith Dumbbells” and exercise my “Faith Muscles”
I have just called into being, that which is not, to that which now exists.
I can now “see” the cup in front of me, even though there is nothing there!
You see I know my wife. I know she will not let me down. I will get the tea!
Once the tea comes what happens to my Faith?
It stops working!
Why? The tea is in front of me. So I put those dumbbells away!
I don’t need faith for something that has already been manifested.
Faith is used for those things we don’t see. Those things we hope to see!
My “Faith Muscle” has now grown.
The next time I have to use those “Faith Dumbbells” I can use heavier ones, till I reach the point that my Faith is strong enough to “Move Mountains!”
The same thing takes place when I ask the Lord for something.
I don’t doubt Him. I have learnt that what He says is True.
It will come into being. Just as He Promised!
