Posts Tagged ‘belief’

1: a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing.

 

In order to survive and maneuver our present world, information is key.  Because of this, many of us find ourselves climbing the boundless escalator entitled:  the pursuit of knowledge.  We pay consultants and institutions astronomical amounts of money to share cutting edge techniques and teach us ”best practices” for our respective fields. 

 

How much of this concept ebbs into our understanding of living out a real relationship with the God of the universe?  How many of us have confused being conformed to the image of Christ with just subscribing to the latest industry standards?  It is more than just “knowing” the right things.  It is about believing them.

 

Do you believe the things you know to be true?  How often do we seek fulfillment and satisfaction in things other than Christ, knowing ahead of time that they will leave us empty and broken?  Sin, even from the beginning, enters into our lives when we choose to believe a lie (something we know is not true).  For many of us, failure comes – not because of a lack of knowledge - but a lack of belief in what we know to be true.       

 

[youversion]Genesis 3:1-6[/youversion]   [youversion]Mark 9:23-24[/youversion]   [youversion]1 Thessalonians 2:13[/youversion]