The Pursuit of God: Chapter 7

Summary:

When the Bible teaches us things, one of the many things we learn is the doctrine of faith. Faith is super important and without it, it is impossible to make God happy. When it comes to faith we believe in a promise that is found in God’s word. We are trusting that the bible and God’s word are true. Throughout the Bible, there is very little that defines faith. Hebrews 11:1 is the only play we even find something close to a definition of faith. Faith is only defined functionally. There is not a philosophical definition of faith. Faith is a gift given to us by God. Isreal was a great example of faith in the sense that they tended to look with their eyes when faith is done with the heart. When it comes to our faith we are to always be looking at the God of mercy and never stop looking until we have found mercy. Jesus even looked at God, always did. We are told to keep our eyes on Jesus as we go through life, never faulting. Faith is not just a one-time thing, we are to constantly be attentive to that and to keep our focus on God. This is basically the thought to gaze at Jesus forever.

Faith is the least self-centered of all the things we learn. Faith is rerouting our vision and making sure God gets all of our focus. When we look up at God we are likely to see Him looking back with friendly eyes. Faith is probably one of the easiest things we can do. All people can have faith. It is so simple. Believing is simply looking. This can be done with nothing. You do not need anything to simply look. Looking can also be done anytime and anywhere you want to do it. You can do it at twelve AM at night or even when you clock in for work. There is something inside our very hearts that see God. There is something always going on between us and God. All this will bring on the habit of beholding God. All this will come with time as we do so. When it comes to us looking at God. We, as worshippers, are closer to each other together when we look up to him.  Doing this out of habit will bring us to a whole new level in our relationship with God.

Analysis:

Faith is so simple that even children can do it. When it comes to believing in God and our faith it is something we need to make sure we practice in our walk with God. Keeping our eyes fixed on the one who created all things is just the beginning. Making sure the eyes stay fixed on Him is the key to developing the habits we need to have a spiritual engagement with Him. Making sure we stay focused on  Him in all the things we do. He is our number one focus even when we are going about our everyday life. If that faith and focus is set on him, that will continue even through our regular day. God is with us 100% of the time.

What I Have Learned:

I have learned that faith is so easy and simple and it takes us focusing on God in all he is to form the habit to make him the center of all. I will continue to do my time with God and continue to keep him at the focus of my day.