[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] Faith Is Not Positive Thinking

[Eric Calhoun]

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From: "Joe Diaz" <revjoe2701 at comcast.net>
To: "??  -  Rev. Joe Diaz  :) [His Love Extended Ministries
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Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] Faith Is Not Positive Thinking
Date: 
Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:38:58 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

Faith is Not Positive Thinking

Devotional thought from the messages of Adrian Rogers

BIBLE MEDITATION:

Romans 10:17 - ?So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word
of
God.?


DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have so much faith, others
have weak faith, and some have no faith at all? Is God unfair? No, God is
no
respecter of persons (see 2 Chronicles 19:7). He has given to every man a
measure of faith (see Romans 12:3).


And so, what is faith? Let me first say what it is not. 


Faith is not positive thinking or optimism. It is not a feeling that you
can
do something. It is not a hunch or looking on the sunny side of the
street.


Faith is getting a word from God and acting upon it. You see, you can get
a
word from God and believe that word. That is belief. But when you act
upon
it, that is faith. Faith is belief with legs on it.


ACTION POINT:

Today is the day that you put your foot of faith upon the promises of God
and say, ?That promise is mine!?