Contending for God's Promises
Truly trusting and yielding to God isn't passive. Waiting on God isn't inactive. Trust and faith are never defined by inaction... They are literally verbs. "I'm trusting God." "I'm waiting on God." What defines faith and trust as being trusting in God and faithful to Him is obedience to what He says and fully embracing what He says He wants though it hasn't actually happened yet. We have faith (confidence) in Him, and we hope for what He says He will do. No spiritual war is ever won doing nothing. If I want victory, I have to fight. But, I'm naturally inclined to fight carnally and that is where I lose faith and trust in God. If I have faith in, and trust, God, then I fight spiritually. Actively. Unceasingly. I recognize the war I'm in and I resist, push back... War. The war I wage in my Spirit is for my thinking! My thinking determines my victory. Romans 8:5-10 NLT — Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful...