Do I Dare Believe?

 I read [Jn 14:13-14] this morning. Do I dare believe what Jesus said? Can I really take Him at His word? If I truly believe what He promised, the implications are profound. Those are questions I jotted in my journal  this early morning. 

I do not want to be fooled. I have so much to trust God to do right now. He alone is my only hope in numerous areas. I started with one simple request. I asked God to speak a simple answer to a question I have asked Him for the past year. I prayed and waited for His reply. I am still waiting for Him to answer. 

Do I dare believe that if I pray wanting His will first and foremost, not motivated by selfish gain, and with the desire to glorify Him I can ask and believe that I will receive? If I dare believe Jesus will do what He said, then I should live in expectation on a daily even an hourly basis for the answers. Jesus is not limited today in His ability to do anything. He said in other places that if I had faith the size of a mustard seed He would do great things. That is a very tiny amount of faith and I know I have that much. Mountain moving faith is needed for the things that concern me. [Mark 111:23-24] If I pray according to His will He said I will have what I ask. [I Jn 5:14-15] I dare to believe that. 

I'd be crazy not to believe. It would be to my detriment, to the detriment of my family, and the people I serve as pastor not to believe. I come with a heart and mind full of faith asking and believing. Jesus did not say how quickly He would give what is asked. He just said we would receive it at some point. That could be today, weeks from now, or even years down the road. The timing is His concern. My job is to believe. For as long as it takes. 

So, on this 21st day of October in the year of our Lord 2024, I ask and believe Jesus to do some big things. So big, if I shared them with you, major doubts would creep into your mind. You might even think I am crazy. Shucks. You may think already after reading these posts over the past several years. Let's just say when the answers come the Lord will get plenty of glory. He will be praised. Testimonies will be shared to encourage others. Now it is waiting in faith. I dare NOT believe Jesus and NOT take Him at His word. He has earned the right to be trusted. He says what He means. He waits to be taken seriously. I for one dare to believe.