Only Believe

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “ Do not be afraid; only believe.” ~ Mark 5:36

In the midst of all that life throws our way, it is so much easier to believe what we see with our eyes. We know that the Bible says, "By His stripes we are healed" but our body is still in pain. The Bible declares that "He will meet all of our need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" but we have no money in the bank and they're about to turn our power off. We keep reminding ourselves that "no weapon formed against us will prosper" but we were wrongfully accused and let go from our job and everything seems to be going in favor of those who mistreated us.

So what do we do when we stand on the Word of God and everything still keeps going wrong? ONLY BELIEVE! No matter what happens, we have to keep believing. We have to take God at His Word and know without a doubt that it is true. Truth will prevail. We just have to keep believing and refuse to be moved by what we see!

Psalm 34:19 reminds us that "Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all." It doesn't say we won't have to fight before we get there. It doesn't say when He will deliver us. It is a simple reminder that we WILL face lots of difficulties in this life. It doesn't mean we are out of God's will. It says "many are the afflictions of the RIGHTEOUS." And it promises that He will deliver us...we have to keep believing that He will deliver us in His way, in His time!

It's not our place to make the rules or have everything figured out. We will waste a lot of time of we spend our days trying to figure God out! In order to have peace, we must keep our mind on Him and know that He is working on our behalf. We have to keep believing that His Word is true regardless of what circumstances tell us. He is there and He will deliver us, either out of the situation or through it. Either way, He causes all things to work together for our good! Believe that He knows what He's doing and He will bring to pass His perfect will for your life!