Mark 11:23-24 NKJV - Jesus said, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says."
It's so easy to deviate from the first part of this instruction.
Our faith starts out in God, and if our expectations aren't met within our timeframe, we shift our faith from God to our actions. We start to wonder if we said or did something wrong .
At this point, the whole thing self-destructs because we've abandoned the first part of the instruction: have faith in God. Period.
This is a tricky thing to navigate because it requires both faith in God and corresponding action. It takes both. But it won't work if our faith is in our actions rather than God.
When our faith is in God, the timeline is irrelevant. Since we believe He will honor His word, there's no question in our mind that it'll come to pass. After all, what is time to God? No big deal.
Be delivered from the pressure to perform.
Yes, you need to obey. But this will never be about your perfect performance. It's faith alone.
According to your faith, let it be done.
Only believe. And let your belief guide your actions. But never let your actions hijack your belief.
