How Are We Doing?

Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay. And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away. 

Hebrews 10:36-38 NLT

Do we want to please God? I know that seems like a question whose answer is DUH, complete with a rolling of the eyes to the one who is silly enough to ask it. And yet, I ask it again. Do we really want to please God?

Obviously, yes, we do. So then how DO we please Him? Obedience? Yes - obedience is good... Being kind? Yes, kindness is one of the fruits of the Spirit. Being kind is good. But don't we want God to be WELL pleased?

His Word tells us in Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) - And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.  It's impossible to please Him without faith. Impossible... So let's do a quick and simple faith check. When God speaks to our hearts, do we ask, But what if...?

Listen. Faith produces change. Lives change. Situations change. Our own hearts change... Have we seen the changes?

Are we deluding ourselves with situational faith? Does our faith remain strong even if/when we don't get what we want (healing, family restored, stuff, etc)?

Faith shouldn't just change our lives - it should define our lives.

The purpose of our lives - lives lived by faith - is to please God. How are we doing?

Prayer:

Father,

         Like the father in Mark 9:24, according to Your Word, we cry out, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!  We want to please You, Lord. Let our faith be pleasing to You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen