A FAITH PROJECT
13th Sep 2017
In the 1980’s we lived in a house whose bathroom dated back to the 1930’s and looked like it! It was in desperate need of upgrading, but we had little cash and even less faith. It was used by a lot of people and cleaning it was a nightmare as mould grew at an alarming rate.
One day as I was cleaning, the Lord spoke to me in this vein, “Instead of moaning about the state of this bathroom, why don’t you tell me what you want.” I did, and then felt he wanted me to be specific about how much it would cost to fulfil my dream. I didn’t have a clue, but researched and soon arrived at a figure.
I knew this was to be a personal faith project, and I asked God how I should go about it. My answer came in the form of a picture of a stationary lift on a very high floor in a tall building. I saw myself calling the lift to descend, and each time I pressed the button it came down one floor. A slow process but it was definitely moving.
When I prayed and made my request for this refurbishment, I knew I had been heard and that I had been very specific about the costing. Now I had to pull down the project like the lift, using thanksgiving as my call button. Every time I was tempted to ask, where is it, when will it become a reality? I stopped myself and simply thanked God that He would release the cash for this project in His time. I did a lot of thanking.
Charles was in Sweden and received an unexpected gift with the instruction that is was specifically for his wife. This was exciting, then more small gifts, a tax rebate, more thanksgiving, and ultimately a new bathroom. The process - stop complaining - make a specific request - use thanksgiving as the button - then the reality.
Faith operates in a similar way for so many situations, your receive a promise, you make it personal by faith, you thank God and then you see the substance of what you have believed for. This is how you received salvation, and the baptism in the Spirit.
Luke 11:10-13 in The Message says, “Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This is not a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we’re in. If your little boy asks for a serving of fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? If your little girl asks for an egg, do you trick her with a spider? As bad as you are, you wouldn’t think of such a thing—you’re at least decent to your own children. And don’t you think the Father who conceived you in love will give the Holy Spirit when you ask him?”
Your heavenly Father knows how to give good gifts to His children - embark on a faith project today.
by Joyce Sibthorpe
