A Big Lesson in Faith

Today, Yahuah revealed to me that I have a FAITH problem. I say with my lips "I trust him" yet my actions say that I doubt him. I say with my lips "His will be done" yet I question everything. When I tried to explain what he had revealed to me today to my parents, both of them said that I was being too hard on myself and that having backup plans is prudent. Wouldn't that mean that on some level there is an inkling of doubt?

What is faith?

Like most people I was taught that faith is believing is something that is unseen. But during this lesson, I stumbled across something a little bit more concrete and tangible. 

The Hebrew word for faith is "emunah" (אֱמוּנָה). It means to be secure, solidly fixed in place, to stand firm in the sense of a support, and not subject to change or revision. Additionally, I stumbled across a teaching from the ARK that exemplified what exactly faith meant to the Hebrews of the Bible. 

For starters, he asked, “Can you draw faith?” Everyone answered, “no”. He further explained that in Hebrew you could because the Hebrew language is a concrete language and there is a picture for every word. Faith’s picture is a picture of a nail. But why a nail? Well, what is the purpose of a nail? A nail holds things securely in place. 

In biblical days, Hebrews lived in a tent (Sukkot) which sheltered them from the elements, wild animals, etc. On each corner of their tent they would fasten it to the ground with one nail. They had placed their faith that the ONE nail on each side of their tent would secure it and keep it in place. Not nine nails...not five… not two...ONE. 

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What is Doubt? 

So... if you are secure, standing firm in something how could there be an instance of doubt? Elohim commanded us not to be double-minded because in doing so, you doubt Him. James, one of the disciples scattered amongst the nations wrote about dealing with trials and tribulations. He said, 

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.  But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.” James 1:2-8

For a while, I stood in the stance of doubt. For me, it's the phrase "just in case".

For example, I had been working on something that would truly change my family’s life – if it was Yahuah’s will for my life. During pray, however, I heard Him tell me to BE STILL. I needed to be patient. Well, while waiting, I had decided to follow other opportunities "just in case".  But why? If I trusted Him and was secure in the things He has promised me, there shouldn't be any other opportunity worthy of my time. There shouldn't be a "just in case". 

This lesson, although I’m still learning, has taught me that He is ALMIGHTY. He is ALL KNOWING. He has created me, my purpose, and all that is around me. If I truly believe this, then I must believe that He has everything all figured out for my life. I just need to have FAITH. I just need to stand FIRM. I just need to be SECURE. Be still and know that he is Elohim.