Dave’s Monday Blast — December 29, 2014

Well another year is past, and another is before us. We will be confronted with new opportunities and new challenges. Is there something God has told you to do that seems too difficult? Are you anticipating some reality that will test your faith? You can be certain that if He has called you to carry out His will, He’s going to be faithful to accomplish it through His Spirit living and working in you.

Men of Intention are men of courage, faith and obedience. If you find yourself telling the Lord, “I cannot do that…what if I fail?”, you are really saying, “God does not keep His word.” And yet, our total expectation should be in Him…not in our own ability, energy or experience.

When you doubt God’s trustworthiness, that unbelief becomes a gap in our spiritual armor, and you can be sure that is exactly where Satan will attack you. You will begin to doubt even more about aspects of God’s character, such as His goodness and that distrust will become a heavy load of baggage you will needlessly drag through every area of your life.

You might feel that you do not have enough faith to obey, but the Lord is not asking you to have faith in favorable circumstances, He is asking you to trust that He is who he says He is.

Do you believe that God is a liar? Do you believe that He is not who He claims to be? It is really that simple: either He is truthful or He is not. He either is the God of the universe or He is not. But if you believe that faithfulness defines His character, then you can do anything He requires of you. You will be strengthened by your dependence on Him…whether a deluge of trials or a flood of blessings come in 2015.

As you tackle this new year…just remember that it is actually when life gets rough that the sweetness of God’s faithfulness makes itself real in your heart. As we will all walk through a storm or two this year we must rely upon His strength, our trust in His character becomes part of who we are as MEN OF INTENTION and strengthens from within.