22/02/2024
[2/22, 10:42] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: Title: *....STRUGGLES STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH....*
[2/22, 10:43] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....Family do you know what I have just discovered today?....*
[2/22, 10:45] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....I have discovered that in good times,everything is ok,sweet,no worries, no stress etc, its EASY to talk about FAITH ....its EASY to see why we believe and encourage others to "Keep the FAITH" when they are feeling down......*
[2/22, 10:49] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....But what about periods of challenges and surprise attacks, periods of lack,periods of being in a downcast, periods of stress,worry,anxiety........ Period of darkness looking around you nothing is promising etc....*??
_I PONDERED THIS QUESTION ALL OF YESTERDAY TILL FEW MINUTES AGO_!!!!
[2/22, 10:53] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *....Family in Christ, we grow in FAITH, and it takes time, but we need to know this today that the struggle is the elements that strengthen us......our FAITH isn't always tested in good times, our FAITH is tested during trials and times of challenges....*
_Without a testing of our FAITH, there will be little or no real significant growth_!!!!
[2/22, 10:56] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *....Yes we have been confessing our FAITH for and in God.....but should God trust our FAITH for Him based on our confessions considering the fact that we humans are so deceptive,hypothetical and too fake in many things we do....*?
[2/22, 10:56] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....Ladies and gentlemen..... FAITH THAT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED CAN NEVER BE TRUSTED....*
[2/22, 11:00] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....When we ask "Where are you God"? And we see nothing or hear nothing,that's when we are left to decide .....will we believe anyway, cultivating a more mature FAITH? Or will we decide " He is not there" falling back on all the voices we have heard in the past?...*
[2/22, 11:04] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....Beloveds it all boils down to our decisions at the end of the day, the decision to stand with God in FAITH and grow or backslide and remain perpetually stagnant....... Sometimes we can see the temptations at work in these moments,sometimes we can't,we take forward steps and backward steps (and side steps and missteps) but we are growing when our number of forward steps becomes greater.....*
[2/22, 11:09] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....Taking that forward step is your FAITH in action ,but some may be asking "How do we keep the FAITH when things are going berserk as it is right now?......let me share with you what I have termed as WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO...*
[2/22, 11:12] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: 1. *....Lean to the FAITH you already have....*
_What this means is that you choose to remain faithful even when there is no visible finish line and no feeling of relief.....lean to it and bear through the discomfort that comes from trusting in what you cannot see_!!!
[2/22, 11:17] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *....Its not taking a risk, its strengthening your FAITH, are you struggling with trusting God?..... Think of a martial art stretch or new skill,getting to the next level requires a time of discomfort while pushing forward,you will feel and eventually see the difference....*
_Praise and worship Him too the difference will be seen....this calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus_
[2/22, 11:17] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *...(Revelation 14:12 KJV) Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.....*
[2/22, 11:21] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: 2. *....PRAY FOR STRENGTH AND GUIDANCE....*
_During the discomfort, pray that God guides your steps and keeps you strong......temptations will sway in and out to mislead and falsely appease you, but pray right through it_!!!
[2/22, 11:24] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *....Don't try to form and take any shortcuts,there are none shortcuts through the storms.....watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptations, the spirit is willing but the body is weak (Mathew 26:41)...*
[2/22, 11:26] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....And if you fall for it ,which we all do at times, please don't castigate or condemn yourself but retrace your steps and start again.....keep choosing God over and over and over, that's the key to winning.....*
[2/22, 11:30] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: 3. *....Keep and Remain planted in good soil....*
_When you feel the struggle heavy on your back,burry yourself in more good soil.....when this recent FAITH test came,rather than run to family and friends, I ran to my father in the Lord, mentors and those who have gone through such tests and came out as winners_
[2/22, 11:35] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....So my advice is for you to surround yourself with loving and godly friends,pop into a church before starting the day, study the Bible, put some encouraging messages where you can see them,attend a service, watch an online sermon,ask someone you love to pray with you or meditate on positive thoughts......as my father recently told me, stay in the word,the tough times will hit us,but we are living for something bigger...*
[2/22, 11:35] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....(Luke 8:15 KJV) But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.....*
[2/22, 11:37] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....Most experiences are tests to bring about our promotion..... The darkest out of the night is just about morning, and joy comes in the morning....*
[2/22, 11:40] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *....Greater Grace and blessings to you these remaining days of the week.....what's the hardest part about keeping FAITH in tough times for you? Please share your stories with me here or inbox ,iam here to hear from you,pray with you and to pray for you...*
[2/22, 11:41] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: *.....Thank you for your time....mine is up....*
[2/22, 11:41] APOSTLE DR LACKSON: This has been your own Remnant
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