Faith includes common sense
Application: Faith is an action word but it also includes common sense. Faith is an action word but it also includes common sense. We need to remember to not become so against works that we do not use the brain You have given us Lord. We do not want to go to where the world goes - “God helps those who help themselves” – This may sound good but it is very flawed because it’s dependence is on self. That is exactly what the flesh wants. We take hidden pride in self-accomplishment and before we know it we think the life we have built was by the power of our own hands, we “helped” ourselves. A slippery slope made of semantics and good intentions. How we allow ourselves those thoughts is beyond me – even individuals that deny Your existence have the life they have ONLY because You have allowed it! They may not see it or refuse to acknowledge it, but truth is truth. So we do not want to enter that way of thinking. However, sometimes we take it to far. When we trust in You, we exercise our faith, we show action, and use our mind to plan our approach to the issue as Esther did. She did not fast and pray for 3 days and then just casually walk into the Kings presence expecting the Lord God to pave the way for her. She took time to dress appropriately and then enter the court and wait, with all of her dependence on You Lord, not the King’s soft heart. Daniel did the same thing concerning the food he ate. He prayed and depended on You Lord, not the king or the servants to change the circumstances so that he could obey the direction You had impressed upon him Lord.
We need to think the same way, always depending wholly on You Lord, while at the same time being wise in ourselves to think, plan and approach the situation in the best possible way. Father, help us keep the connection of our faith to our mind!
Meditation Questions: When you step out in faith – how much thought have you given that step? Do we have “blind” faith? If you say yes – why? If you say no – why? When God leads you to do something – do you make a plan? Is there a difference in using common sense in your faith and trying to control the agenda? What is the difference?
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