Tag: Romans 4:18

Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do
Romans 4:18

Have you ever felt limited in life? Many people limit themselves through what they’re unable to do rather than what they can actually accomplish. What they think, say & believe frames their lives and causes them to accept less than what God would have for them. When we decide to do what God says, living out His promises, our lives expand, increase & become abundantly fruitful.

Today’s verse lets us know that Abraham experienced challenges in life similar to what we do. Abraham had to believe even when everything seemed impossible. Abraham had to live his life relying on what God said rather than on what he could see & accomplish. Abraham had to believe & decide that God’s plan for him would happen even if he couldn’t understand.

We are the biggest limit on our lives. We limit ourselves to what we know we can comfortably do. But God knows we have so much more in us. When we believe & decide to live out the God possibility in us, our future changes. What we see & know becomes superfluous to what God can actually do in and through us.

This week let’s “believe anyway” just like Abraham. Let’s decide to live by what God says we’re capable of rather than through our personal limits. Any situation that arises let’s resist the temptation of what we see & focus instead on God’s promises. Let’s live like Abraham; not limited any longer by what we can’t do but living life through what God says He will do.

“When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do”
Romans 4:18

Have you ever had a situation that looked impossible? No matter what angle you look at it from there doesn’t seem to be a good solution. It doesn’t matter if it’s a big or small problem, you know that you can’t advance until it’s been dealt with. These situations often seem hopeless.

In today’s verse Abraham was in a situation just like this. Everything around him seemed hopeless but he did something that you and I can do. He believed the promise of God, despite the hopelessness. He was confidently expectant that God would undertake in the areas that he was unable to.

Abraham’s focus was solely on what God said he would do. He did not gaze at what he couldn’t achieve rather he looked to the promise of God and steadfastly focused his faith on that. This caused Abraham to apprehend the promise that God had given him. When we focus our faith in the same way, we’ll get the same result.

This week let’s turn things around in our lives. Let’s focus on the promises that God has given us and not the hopelessness of the situation. The reality is unless God gets involved nothing changes anyway. As we do this, just like Abraham, the promise will be delivered and our lives will return to their right cause again.

“Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do” Romans 4:18

Have you ever felt limited in life? Many people limit themselves through what they’re unable to do rather than what they can actually accomplish. What they think, say & believe frames their lives and causes them to accept less than what God would have for them. When we decide to do what God says, living out His promises, our lives expand, increase & become abundantly fruitful.

Today’s verse let’s us know that Abraham experienced challenges in life similar to what we do. Abraham had to believe even when everything seemed impossible. Abraham had to live his life relying on what God said rather than on what he could see & accomplish. Abraham had to believe & decide that God’s plan for him would happen even if he couldn’t understand.

You & I are the biggest limit on our lives. We limit ourselves to what we know we can comfortably do. But God knows we have so much more in us. When we believe & decide to live out the God possibility in us, our future changes. What we see & know becomes superfluous to what God can actually do in and through us.

This week let’s “believe anyway” just like Abraham. Let’s decide to live by what God says we’re capable of rather than through our personal limits. Any situation that arises let’s resist the temptation of what we see & focus instead on God’s promises. Let’s live like Abraham; not limited any longer by what we can’t do but living life through what God says He will do.

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