If you could write one line that told your moment of BY FAITH that could go into a Hall of faith list what do you think it could be?
I thought of this idea in our community group last week as we studied Hebrews 11. I love that despite all that each of them did wrong in their lives the thing that God chose to have recorded in the Hall of Faith was their moment of choosing righteousness.
Do you see the beauty in this?
God does not see us in our mess or sin. He chooses to see us in our righteousness that has been made possible in Christ. He looks at us in who we are in Christ. Our moments of BY FAITH.
As Greg Rye and I drove home, I invited him to name his moment of BY FAITH or ours as a couple. He said, "Oh, Tara, I am a processor. I need to think on it."
God immediately gave me a few.
BY FAITH Greg believed God when ENRON collapsed that God had a plan in moving his family from Texas to Nebraska.
BY FAITH Greg and Tara believed God would give them children even when the doctors told them she would not be able to.
BY FAITH Greg and Tara continued to share Jesus even after losing it all in the floods of 98.
BY FAITH when Grace University closed Tara started telling God stories and hasn't stopped trusting that God would provide her the right ministry opportunities.
BY FAITH Greg and Tara sold everything and bought a new house so they could move Papa, Mema, and Aunt Janie in with them.
I have decided this is a really fun practice to do. In each of these moments, it was hard! Really hard! But we can look back and see our BY FAITH moments.
It is in our BY FAITH moments that we are strengthened and encouraged. These are powerful reminders of God's work in us. They build hope in us.
What is your BY FAITH moment? I would love to hear about them!
BY FAITH...