LIVING FAITH

I know, I have seen it.

I know of His promises, am even standing on them. Safe and secure

And the actions? In my mind I have been consistent. Tarrying once in a while but a trial is a trial.

I have circulated that meme of upgrading my faith. I have believed it but what is FAITH really? Or let me say Who is FAITH?

You did get me right. Faith is more of a who more than what. Faith is a LIVING THING.

The dictionary defines Faith as the complete trust or confidence in someone or something . Meaning faith has the components of trust and confidence. It also means that you should be in a deep association with this someone or something in order to them/ it the complete trust. Knowing that they can never fail you. That, it is not even a possibility on any balance of preponderance.

In the Bible, Faith is as described in Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

This means that in Faith, you get the to see and touch the things that you otherwise would not. Faith comes with a guarantee. It is the necessary component for hope to exist. It is has a tangible solid presence. I guess that is why Faith is also a prerequisite of hope and love as stipulated in 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Faith is someone you have to feed daily. Faith is something that requires daily exercise or else it will fizzle out and die. Sometimes we end up in spaces where we start questioning God, why did you show me this yet you never willed it to happen? The answer is extremely simple, like I have said it on this blog before, you may see it but it will require a different level of faith to have it. Even our fathers in faith, some of them struggled with it as Hebrews 11:13 says

“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”

This means faith has levels. The more you feed faith, the easier to see the manifestation of tomorrow’s promise. Men of great faith have not lived it easy. To walk in bold faith, you generally have to keep increasing your faith. So how does someone exercise and grow their faith? How does someone feed this living thing called faith? Romans 10:17 gives us the way.

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

The Lord has already spoken and His word is already with us. Feed constantly on His word, it is a full diet. Even when you don’t feel like it, hear the word of God. Even when you feel you have heard enough, there is always a new revelation around the corner. When doubts peep in, hear the word of God. When things are going right, hear the word of God. In all times, in all seasons, hear it!! And be willing to act on it. To me, Faith is my work clearly cut out. A work that requires that am constantly hearing the word of God and putting it into actions as faith without works Is dead.

‘For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also‘ ( James 2:26).

This scripture still goes ahead to affirm my earlier assertion that Faith is a living thing for you can’t kill something that doesn’t have life.

That I can do so much more with faith as it will lead me to hope and love so easily is unfathomable.

The beauty about Faith is no matter how small it is, it can accomplish huge tasks but like I said earlier to live BOLDLY in faith, you have to constantly feed faith. Jesus says in Matthew 17:20,

‘And Jesus said unto then, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if yes have faith as a grain of mustard seed, yeah shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you’ (KJV)

Most of us have stagnated in life, both spiritual and physical, since our faith too is stuck in the same place and space. We know fully what God revealed to us but we are unwilling to take the steps that will grow our faith for us to be able to step into our next season of elevation.

Pleasing the Lord too is dependent on faith.Remember in Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) the Bible says,

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

As you seek to please the Lord and delight in Him, it is my prayer that you will keep working on feeding this living faith. That you will be ready for your next season by simply hearing the word of God. The Bible did not ask you to listen but to hear.

Avail yourself

Be accountable to and for yourself.

Shalom

Love

Deb.

NOTE: This is a post that has been pending for a while. Everyday I write something more. This is not just a post but what I am living out. It is my life story. It is what I do everyday.

Peace, Be still

I hate not being in control. I hate being in a situation and not being able to do anything. Bottom line, I hate being helpless. I hate it when I feel I need something to happen, someone to show up, situations to change, but it just does not.

I love being in control. Visualizing and making things happen. Reaching far beyond and achieving. I love it when things go my way, Who doesn’t? I love it when seasons are in favour. And when they are not I question the reason why. .

I do not know how to give up or give in. I better choose to throw my hands in protest than just sit and be calm. I know my rights and I will fight for them till the bitter end.

But

God had been teaching me otherwise. To shut my mouth when I really think I should not. To sing a song of praise when in my mind I should be pointing fingers. To be grateful when the situation is only bringing out bitterness. To need, but only need Him. To acknowledge that I do feel empty, and that only Him can feel that void. To relinquish control cause Babe, He got all this figured out even before I was born. Why am I running ahead of myself.

What is stillness? The dictionary defines it as the absence of movement or sound. It goes beyond silence. It requires discipline. It means you are in one position and I often use the Hebrews 12:2 The fixing… Your eyes are fixed on the author, absolutely no movement, no sound. It gives you a chance to focus. A chance to internalize, a chance to just see the picture as it is. No additions, no filters.

In the stillness, a peace, a certain kind of tranquility sweeps over. You are ready for it. Resisting the devil and watching him flee comes with a certain level of submission, mastery and stillness. Be ready to look dump in this season since everyone is expecting a reaction. But who cares, the things of God will never make sense to anyone who is not in Him. Remember Stillness is a quality of just being

Stop getting caught in the rat race. I have been caught up in the dogma more times than I would love to admit.Allow God to grant you rest. But, that can NEVER happen when so many voices are speaking. Be still and allow the only voice that Matters to speak.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” – Psalm 46:10

In prayer, do you ever reach the still place? Where you stay still for the master to speak or you just pour out your problems and other people’s problems then conclude with a hurried Amen and off you go? Most of the time, God’s voice is usually swallowed by the thunder in our life that we never get to hear it. Remember Elijah?
Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. ( 1 Kings 19: 11-12)

You can only experience God in your stillness. Anxiety, stress, pain, depression takes a back seat once stillness sweeps over. You draw near to God, and, the more nearer you are, the more His voice can be heard with clarity. The raging storm will calm down once the master says ‘ Peace, Be still”. You can only hear His voice and see His hand in everything once the noise surrounding you is done with. Noise can be physical and spiritual: Verbal and nonverbal. You may not be verbal, but you may be making too much noise with your actions and distractions that the Holy Spirit cannot be heard clearly. That God cannot penetrate to you. That He has to fight for your attention. You may be the one blocking the flow of conversation with God. We cannot enter into His stillness till when we quiet the clatter.
He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Psalm 107:29

Even when His manifest presence goes before you, He requires you to be Still.
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14

It has been my heart’s desire as well as my goal to stay still at His feet. Sometimes life becomes so fast that we end up doing things that everyone else is executing and consciously forgetting to do as Christ desires. Even in Ministry. We end up with good deeds that are not God deeds and are too drained to do anything meaningful. All this can be avoided by just being still.

Stillness will provide rest. A sweet rest in Christ’s bosom. Safety is part of the deal and all you need is to focus on just being and becoming.

God loves you

God has all this figured out

Be still and watch Him work His mistakes.

Peace.

Be still.

Love

Deb

Michael Kulundu (Daddy Kul)

Daddy Kul

Where do I even start?

From the first time I saw you auditioning for Mochez?

From the first time you said hi

From our first show?

From the first hang out?

Your dance moves? Your love for football

Your honesty and true love to those around you?

Your strong work ethic and need for people around you to succeed?

Where do I start?

Where do I start eulogizing an amazing soul that cannot be explained in words?

Why are goodbyes so hard?

Who prepares you for the death of one in your circle?

Who prepares you for the death of the person who always wants to see you winning? A ball of positive energy who worked so hard to just become?

Who prepares you for the death of your agemate? People who understand how the struggle has been?

But

The Lord knows and the Lord hears. He that giveth is He that taketh.

Your days may be over here. But your legacy lives on. This is to the thousands of moments we had on stage. This is to the shows we executed perfectly. This is to the long nights you offered an ear. This is to the loads of encouragements you gave when you needed it most. This is to your selfless nature.

Hearts are broken but you live on.

Salute!!!!!

Peace

Rest Brother, Rest

‘So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom‘

Psalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom