In the Bible book of Mark chapter 11 verses 22-26 talks about having faith in God. It reads:
And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
This passage is special to me. All parts of the Bible are special. But this passage has been one of the rules that I have lived my life by. See growing up I had so many problems that caused me to be made fun of and have more pain and sorrow. It is only now looking back I see what those problems were from. I was diagnosed with a rare genetic blood disease. And I have lived with it all my life. It can manifest itself in many different ways, ranging from mental, such as anxiety, emotional stress, panic attacks, etc to skin rashes, to extreme pain, to the worst kind of pain you could imagine. I was always sickly as a child. And I would have times that I would get so sick I felt as if I were going to die. I had to find some way to get strength. So I turned to God. In him I found great faith, I learned that God can do anything, if I just believe and he wills it he can heal me of this disease. I have been healed many times by God. I would like for the disease to just go away, but I understand that sometimes it has to be left there for God to remind me of what I came from. But when it gets out of control God always brings me back. Faith has been a great part of my life. I learned to lean on someone I couldn't see, but spent many hours in prayer. Someone I could only feel and sometimes hear the voice of God in my heart. Faith so great that can move mountains is what will get your life to a spiritual strong place in God. Without God I wouldn't be here today. I've said it before and I will continue saying it till the day I die, for the final time! God has healed me, spared my life, brought me back from the dead when I died in my sleep one night that I will never forget. When you face death you don't forget it. You don't forget that sting of fate that left you. It remains with you always. And I am constantly reminded that God is a ever present presence in my life. He is my sole existence. My life has always revolved around him and I will pledge that the rest of my life will still revolve around him. Faith to move mountains is the only way to live your spiritual life. I don't know what I'd do without faith. Faith is the start of something great. God will move if we let him and believe that he's got the power to do ANYTHING!
Friday, August 26, 2011
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