"Keep on Keeping on" in "Faith"

Romans 10:17
So then "Faith"comes by hearing and hearing the word of God.
But, the lack of "Faith" is the inability to trust God and His word.

Abraham  and Sari desired a child with all their heart but were now getting up in years and it looked like all hope was depleted along with their aged bodies. "God" saw Abraham's heart was pure and blessed him by favoring him with a child of promise.  They would have a child.  Sari chuckled in wonderment and surprise.   Abraham rejoiced at the thought of having his life long dream come true.    BUT ..  When it didn't happen in their time frame they began giving up.  Thoughts of this word from God ever comming to pass was dimmer and dimmer with age.    It was then that the idea came to them to have the child through their maidservant Haggai.
So many times the enemy of our soul the "devil" short circuits Gods wonderful plans for us because we just couldn't wait.  I have been there myself.
 It isn't till later when everything starts falling apart that we realize we have "messed up badly" and should have taken the " lack of peace" we were experiencing and realize this is not of God!   When there is no "Peace" God is not in it!  " A Major sign from God" to stop!!  God is "all knowing" We are not!  We don't see what kind of traps are being set by the devil to hurt us.  "The Lord does" If we are walking closely with Jesus   "His Holy Spirit will always protect us"  by warnings! that's why as Christians we must learn an grow into maturity.  We must get more than the milk of the word of God.  The meat of the word is strengthening

 While in the process of purchasing a house years ago I kept feeling this strange  unsettling feeling inside.  Although everything looked so wonderfully in place, deep inside I knew something was not right..  It was a was smaller home but with great potential.  With lovey pool and courtyards full of birds with lush greenery all neatly groomed. I felt were my dreams come true. But when I got in my secret place prayer times I knew there was something wrong.  My husband was a new christian and he thought I was imagining things or getting cold feet, as "can happen" when making  a big purchase.

These feelings  never left me.  I felt almost sick inside about it.  But every time I discussed it with Doug he thought I was getting cold feet and a just nervous. So we went ahead and bought the house and found a few years later a very high balloon payment was hidden in our agreement.   A christian friend introduced us to this couple who were selling this home and we never dreamed they would do something like this without bringing it to our attention.   Needless to say it caused us much heartache an pain and I knew inside this what the lord was warning me about.  It was "Him" all along trying to protect us by not giving me a peace about the house
Needless to say Doug ad I learned a great lesson in our walk with "The Holy Spirit" through this adventure.
We are in perfect unity now. And we"Listen" to "The Spirit of God" when we pray about a thing .

Back to Abraham The idea was a  good one He thought. "Having their child through the maidservant" Hagar. "So this" s how the Lord meant it to come forth" "It had to be" They certainly were much to old to have a child at their age.

These "short cuts or side trails" are disastrous and cannot be  blessed by God.  And I'm sure Abraham had  all the warnings but abandoned them to see his dream come into fruition.  It wasn't till later  the bickering and bitterness started in with the mothers of the two children " One was the child of promise"  the other was a beautiful child but was not ordained the way God planned for Abraham.  Much suffering came into Sari, Hagi  and Abraham's life because of this. Today it is still resonating through our world with disunity.  

Be in "Faith" when you know you have heard from God and keep the faith!  No shortcuts! God doesn"t want you to help Him to accomplish what he has promised.  Just keep praying  getting closer and closer to your Father  in Heaven while waiting. "God"will Bless You!!  when you know it's of "Him" and scripturally sound!  stay in "Faith"!
Job also went through many trials and discouragements but when all was said and done  "God rewarded him multiple times more than he ever dreamed" .  He didn"t give up on God.  When things looked bad even his wife and friends came against him through  unbelief and painful words that could have caused him to go over into despair  "he stayed firmly planted in the love and trust in God". Allowing "God" to accomplish the Impossible!

.  "FAITH'! is a must to please God!.  Read  in "Hebrews" and  see how many were rewarded for their love and faith in "God"  and Rejoice gaining courage and faith in "His" "Supernatural" workings in your life as you too wait upon "Him"for your promise to come to pass.

Hebrews 11: (Read All)   Now " Faith" is the substance of things hoped for with evidence not seen.