THE ATTITUDE OF FAITH
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“ And since we have the same spirit
of faith, according to what is written, ‘I believed and therefore I spoke,’ we also believe
and therefore speak.”—2 Corinthians 4:13
Some people are able
to get things done simply because they are stubborn and will not give-up or
quit. Their attitude is almost to the
extreme as, “I am going to get this done if it kills me.” However, in God’s kingdom things are
accomplished not out of stubbornness, pride or guilt, but out of the attitude
of faith. The Apostle Paul, writing by the inspiration
of the Holy Spirit, said it this way, “…God,
who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though
they did” (Romans 4:17).
The attitude of faith believes the Word of
God and stands until it has the answer.
In Luke 11:5-13 Jesus is teaching His disciples and asked them a
question.
“And he said unto
them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and
say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have
nothing to set before him?
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me
not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise
and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is
his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as
he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be
given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened. If
a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg,
will he offer him a scorpion?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask him?”
Jesus posed a
question to the disciples. Remember that
Jesus is teaching on attitudes, and He taught them that the attitude of faith
is without bashfulness. Some say persistence
is saying over and over and over again until you get the answer.
The word, importunity
in the Greek, means without bashfulness. Hebrews 4:16 directs us to come before the
throne room of God boldly—without bashfulness.
Jesus continued His
teaching in verses 9-13 by encouraging His disciples ask, seek and knock. He said that everyone that asks receives,
seeks and they find, and those that knock the door would open. Our attitude of faith is one of expectancy of
the answered given and received.
Prayer—Father I come to asking for an
attitude adjustment. I ask You to
forgive me when I have been in doubt and unbelief and not in faith. I receive Your forgiveness and adjusting my
attitude by faith, in Jesus Name. Amen.
