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Tony Evans writes: 'A practical
definition of faith I like, is acting
like it's so even when it's not, in
order that it might be so, just because
God said so.' Maybe you're saying, 'That
sounds like I'm supposed to pretend
something is real when it isn't.' No.
We're talking about believing that what
God says is true, even when there's no
evidence available. And the way you know
you believe; is when you act on it.
Maybe you think people like Noah and
Moses had it easier than we do because
God spoke to them directly. True, God
did speak to them, but that didn't make
their obedience any easier. Remember,
Noah worked for 120 years with no water
around him, and kept announcing a coming
flood based solely on what God had told
him. Moses didn't get to see the film
'The Ten Commandments' and find out how
it all ended. Actually, we have the
advantage because we have God's
completed Word. But we still experience
the turbulence of life. Ever been on an
airplane when it started shaking or
dropped? Remember how you felt when the
captain spoke over the intercom, calmly
explaining that this was no big deal.
Your options were to have faith in the
captain - or believe what you saw and
felt. Depending on your choice, you
either white-knuckled the rest of your
flight, or relaxed and enjoyed it. Faith
takes you beyond the limits of your
logic, reason and senses. It enables you
to believe that if God said it, it's
true. Simply put, faith is acting as if
God is telling the truth. |