Oh my. ??I have so many things to do…and here I am. ??Listening to Shane & Shane.
Earlier in the week, my Dad and I had a long conversation about faith. ??For many years, I feel like my spiritual mantra has been Hebrews 11. ??They died in faith believing having not received the fulfillment of the promise. ?? In hard times, verses from Hebrew 11 are the ones I speak over and over. ?? ??It seems it would be so easy if God would just answer our “why” questions…immediately and in a way we could understand. ?? Because it rarely works out this way, I made a choice many years ago (standing in my kitchen when Ty was a baby) that I would “die in faith believing”. ??I had reached that point where I just had to choose. ??To believe. ??Or not to believe. ??Recognizing that I may not receive the answers (or outcomes) I was seeking on this side of life.
Life is hard sometimes. ??There is no major crisis in the Brinkman household but sometimes there are lots of peripheral heartaches that just add up and suck at the soul you know? ??So I have been thinking a lot about Hebrews 11. ??Micah 6:8 as well. ??I am going to have that printed and posted about my door in my home soon. ??Do justly. ??Walk humbly. ??LOVE mercy. ?? ??Those are words to live by.
Heidi forwarded me a John Piper sermon this morning and I don’t have time to listen to it because I am SUPPOSED to be doing finance stuff right now but I did listen to the Shane & Shane song that pre-empted her to listen to the sermon. ??Like Heidi, I was really moved. ??Most of my days are not spent feeling “slayed”…but those moments in life are there. ??Today I am praising Him for all the things that HAVEN’T happened too. ?? He is good. ??All the time.
Thought some others may love to hear this today too so hear it is.
2 responses to “Die in Faith Believing”
I knew you’d get it. I’m glad you wrote about this.
I love that SCC got me to remember that verse in Micah with his sosong years ago. I think he said it this ay “do justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God”.
I love your line about being thankful for what hasn’t happened yet too. Ill be thinking on that one.
Funny ur wanting to post verses on ur house… bethany has always inspired me with the artistic way she does so and I’ve wanted to follow her example. Would be nice to paint some walls. 🙂
Ps -dry erase marker on mirror… my latest way of posting inspiring words around the house. 🙂