WAVERING FAITH

COMPLIED & PREPARED

By

DICK PALMA – June 2014

THE CONFIDENT CONVICTION THAT GOD AS HE SAYS ON THINGS WILL

DELIVER HIS PROMISE

• James 1:1-5 – Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.

IN THE PLACE OF FAITH WE HAVE ACCESS TO GOD

• James 11: 6-8 – But he should ask in faith, not doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, since he is a man of two minds, unstable in all his ways.

CAUSES OF WAVERING FAITH

• When trusting God conflicts with human reasons.

• We allow feeling to overcome faith.

• We fail to see God at work in our life.

• We listen to negative counsel.

• We focus on our circumstances rather than God.

• We are ignorant with God’s faith. God operates on principles.

• We hold on to guilt over sin.

• We listen to the lies of the devil.

CONSEQUENCES OF WAVERING FAITH

• We become unstable• We miss God’s blessings• We destroy life.• We mislead others• We lose our influence.• We make wrong decision.• We lose our peace.• We make costly decisions.• It destroy our prayer time.

CORRECTING OUR WAVERING

• Did God not say cast all your care upon me.• Did God not promise ask and you shall receive.• Did God not give the Holy Spirit.• Did God not promise that He will be with us at all

times.• When in doubt focus on this jack that will change

your life.• Meditate on the word of God.• Recall God’s answered prayer.• Courageously choose to obey God.