Confronting the moments when we think, act, respond, and make decisions as if God were not real and present in our lives.
The idea of control gives us the illusion that we can prevent, manage, and will our lives towards certain outcomes.
The Bible teaches how to build confidence in God, not self.
God wants us to evaluate ourselves by how deep and strong our faith is. He doesn’t evaluate our spiritual condition by looking at how we appear on the surface. The depth of our faith determines how much of a difference we can make in the lives of those around us.
When we live with a genuine faith in God, we are not afraid to dream, imagine, sacrifice, or take risks. Our confidence is in the God of Scripture, whose presence and power flow through those who have chosen to believe.
Faith makes the impossible possible. Our relationship with God should produce the kind of faith that moves mountains.
There are many things that aim to undermine our faith: our guilt, different diagnoses, depression, anxiety, fear, and various circumstances. God wants to build our faith and confidence to be so strong it can handle anything thrown our way.
When we get burned out by the exhaustion of our human efforts, we will soon leave the church, and in time, leave God as well.