If balance is the key to life, then, faith is the power of life, and patience is the virtue of life. It is quite easy to talk about how one’s life needs balance; but how to achieve it has escaped the majority. Achieving balance is very difficult because it involves knowledge, wisdom, tenacity, and action. In your Bible, the book of James says that we must not be hearers of the word only, but also doers of the word. This is where the problem comes into the equation. Most Christians are good at hearing the word, but lousy at doing it. Balance, then, is formed out of the Word of God immediately made actionable. Faith is the power of life because it produces the ability to be tenacious. Power is power; and it has no alternative to its strength and supremacy. Faith rests in its own pool of authority, and it is the force behind every movement and action. Patience is the virtue of life. It is the quality of character and the strategy in winning. The Bible says that the trying of your faith produces patience. Patience is needed in order to qualify the balance in one’s life; or else everything will be done in life without forethought and purpose. Since most Christians are good at hearing the word of God (instructions) and terrible when it comes to obeying it, failure is frequently inevitable. Balance is not leveling every quality off to the same degree; it is placing the importance on each quality regardless of its magnitude. When balance is achieved, it looks like the display of an equalizer. Perfect harmony is realized because balance has been accomplished. This kind of action results not only in life becoming manageable, but also victorious.
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I’m startled by this phrase you use. “Faith rests in its own pool of authority, and it is the force behind every movement and action.” What scripture do you base this on? This is the danger of making “large good-feeling” statements that have no scriptural basis. Any type of true faith rests in an object or person that the faith is exercised in. Faith cannot rest in its self or it is faith in faith and that is meaningless. Faith rests in the pool of authority that flows from God who blessed the heart of faith because it is postured the way God intended.
Dear Don,
Let me first assure you of the ethical stand I take with my life, businesses, and books. I appreciate your response and so let me get straight to the point. The scripture refers to Jesus being the author and finisher of our faith. Not only the faith of our belief, but the faith by which every Christian’s life should be govern. Also, the Bible points to faith coming by the word of God and John says that He (Jesus) is the Word. In the Old Testament, it referred to the Lord being our trust, which could be used interchangeably with NT faith. Faith is substantiated by its own authority and is unadulterated by any other spiritual, social, civil, and or individual power. I make no claims as of a higher power, other than the Jehovah God that I have personally come to know and rest my entire success upon. Thank you for responding.
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