Furnace faith

(Daniel 3:17-18 MKJV) If it is so that our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, then He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

Is there something you believe God for but haven't seen it come to pass yet? Do you find yourself being strong and unshakable one moment then struggling and moody the next? As the pressure becomes greater do you draw closer to God or fall away? If you answered, “Pull closer to Him.” Then you are on the right track. If you find yourself falling away then consider carefully the cost of your choice. God wants to sure up your faith; He is working on building your trust in Him. We can say we believe but until we actually go through a situation that exercises our faith we don’t know how much. We must remember God cannot love us any more than He does right now and He will not love us any less. God’s love for His people is unchanged by their spiritual growth. With this unmerited favor (grace) we stand complete but not finished! We are His work and made whole in Him, yet He changes us. We come to Him as we are but He calls us to more. Through this change we will experience growing pains, no doubt but think about who you were before you knew Christ as your savior – I for one do not want to stay the same as I was. He brings us into new territory and just like a guide who we put our trust in as he leads us through the wilds of Africa we must also trust Jesus Christ as He leads us through this wild adventure of the spirit. So hold tightly to Him regardless how hot the fire gets. Ultimately we will be with Him and one day His work in us will be complete!

(Philippians 1:6 NLT) And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.