"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform."
Romans 4:20-21
I wonder sometimes how many miracles we miss, just because we are rolling our eyes and thinking "yeah, right" instead of going to work and making it happen. ... This is God promising a child to parents that were clearly unable to have one. That's a leap of faith. ... and think of the Brother of Jared, and Noah, and Nephi, all asked to build ships. If God asked me to build a ship, I might briefly toy with the idea of buying a LEGO ship, but other than that, probably something I'm not likely to consider. ... And maybe that's okay, where God doesn't really need us to build ships, but more figuratively, how often does he ask us to do something that does make sense and that we can easily do, and we don't do it because it is inconvenient or uncomfortable? Let alone the harder, more miraculous things?
Today, let's stagger not at the promises of God, no matter how unlikely they seem. Let's jump in and do the things that we know that God wants us to do, because those things lead us to, and prepare us for, the greater miracles that God has in store for us. Let's be ready, and fully persuaded, that God can perform every promise.
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform."
Romans 4:20-21
I wonder sometimes how many miracles we miss, just because we are rolling our eyes and thinking "yeah, right" instead of going to work and making it happen. ... This is God promising a child to parents that were clearly unable to have one. That's a leap of faith. ... and think of the Brother of Jared, and Noah, and Nephi, all asked to build ships. If God asked me to build a ship, I might briefly toy with the idea of buying a LEGO ship, but other than that, probably something I'm not likely to consider. ... And maybe that's okay, where God doesn't really need us to build ships, but more figuratively, how often does he ask us to do something that does make sense and that we can easily do, and we don't do it because it is inconvenient or uncomfortable? Let alone the harder, more miraculous things?
Today, let's stagger not at the promises of God, no matter how unlikely they seem. Let's jump in and do the things that we know that God wants us to do, because those things lead us to, and prepare us for, the greater miracles that God has in store for us. Let's be ready, and fully persuaded, that God can perform every promise.
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