Dare to Believe

How many times do we dare to believe that God has good things for us and that His promises to us are yes and amen? Speaking from my own personal conviction, I don't have that dare-to-believe attitude. Why? Was it due to the culture background that we were brought up in? Or was it due to an egoistic head that we've developed throughout our lives?

Well, whatever reason it was due to, all these do not matter to God when we look to Jesus and seeing that all our sicknesses and diseases being judged at the cross. He is, in reality, our Provider, our Protector, our Healer. Sadly, not many people (even Christians) dare to believe this truth.

It was last Friday that the Lord prompted in my heart strongly to have a dare-to-believe heart. It is not unusual of myself that I will say, "Yes, Lord. I will believe in You." But deep down in my sub-consciousness, my thoughts started to run wildly - thinking whether I will really believe in Him. I caught my heart then and was asking the Lord in my sub-conscious mind again if he will really bless me, etc..

No matter how I believe, I have to turn my eyes and my heart to Jesus and simply trust that things will turn out well..

Today, my heart was sorta caught by the advice that my RSM leader gave during our briefing. He was telling us that regardless of the challenges that we are facing right now, be it finances, health, career and family, we ought to maintain our hearts to believe Him who will work things out for us all.. During then, my mind started to wander and I told the Lord after that that I seemed to be facing the four challenges in my life right now. Another reminder came in my mind and it's definitely the dare-to-believe heart that the Lord is confirming in my heart. I started to pray to the Lord telling Him that He is the One who will and can deliver me from these challenges and things will turn out well.. coz all these challenges do not come from Him. I was again reminded of Psalm 23 that the Lord IS my Shepherd and He will deliver me out coz His rod and staff, they comfort me. His rod is to WHACK the living daylights out of my enemies (ie the devil and his "ka-kia"..) and His staff to bring me out of the ravine that I fell into. And the most amazing confirmation from the Lord was that, Adeline sang the Psalm 23 song.

No matter how I got myself into trouble (exactly in Psalm 23:4 - though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...), He is my Deliverer and I will fear no evil anymore. He gave me this comfort and the assuring heart that He's bringing me out, delivering me out liao.. My heart felt so heavy with 'tears' and the love from the Lord. Now my heart was saying, this is a definite confirmation from the Lord. And after the service, my mom said the same things and this time, this is really really a confirmation from the Lord Himself. Praise Jesus and all glory to Him alone.. Holy Spirit, thank you and You will manifest the Lord's promises in my life. You are indeed the Helper that Jesus spoke of in the bible. Thank you Lord Jesus.. Thank you Abba Father. Thank you Holy Spirit..