I remember telling God, “Lord, I love You with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength and all my might, with everything I have.” Yet, as I examined my life, I realized that wasn’t true. I wanted to love God completely in every area of my life, but depending on the day, I didn’t. One day I might not love Him with all my finances. Another day I might not love Him with all my mind. Daily, I fell short. Then I remembered Ephesians 4:32, which says, “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
God forgave first, then we forgive. That same principle applies here.
So often, we have more faith in what we can do for Jesus than in what Jesus has already done for us. But we need to correct that theology. What He has done enables us to obey or forgive or love. God never requires us to produce anything that He has not first given us. If He tells us to love, He’s enabled us to love. If He tells us to forgive, He’s enabled us to forgive. We are blessed because of what Jesus has already done, not because of our efforts (Galatians 3). He shed His blood and now our faith in Jesus has positioned us to be blessed.
Going through an ordeal like a cancer diagnosis solidifies what we truly believe. Religious rhetoric isn’t enough. Instead, it takes coming to a place of rest; understanding the relationship between grace and faith; trusting in our heavenly Father, the work of His Son and the integrity of the Word; exercising our spiritual authority; and accepting the incalculable love of God. That’s how we overcome attacks and trials of any kind—physical, spiritual, financial, relational or emotional.
Learn from my example. Study out these revelations for yourself. One day you’ll discover, not only are they true, but they may just save your life. V
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