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Able to Rest in God

We may call unbelief (doubt) trusting in the natural or trusting in one's own strength and ability, but the Spirit of God calls it "an evil heart." We need to call unbelief what it is. Anytime we begin to lean to our own understanding, trust in our own strength, and rest in our own resources, we are departing from the living God. We are moving into a realm that does not please our heavenly Father, because "Without faith it is impossible to please Him" (Heb. 11:6). What is it that pleases God? It is your absolute dependence upon Him, the ability to rest in God when everything else around you is going nuts. "Trust in the LORD with all [of your] heart, and lean not [on your] own understanding" (Prov. 3:5).

Hebrews 3:10 says, "Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways." The first thing you need to know about God is He loves you, He is good, and His ways are true, just and right. His promises are sure. The moment you move outside of those promises, that evil heart of unbelief has begun to dictate again as it did in the life of Eve and our father Adam. God's ways are for your good. God's ways are past your knowing. God won't reveal to you why everything is happening in your life, but you do know this: "All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to his purpose" (Rom. 8:28). Do you believe that? If you do, you're at rest. How peaceful are you in your spirit today? Are you battling with physical sickness or financial pressures? Are you fearful, lonely or confused? Are you in bondage to your flesh? How anxious are you? There is a rest for the people of God (Heb. 4:9). His promises are sure; and if God is for us, nobody can be against us. If you don't faint, in due season you will reap.

Most of us forget that this life won't be without opposition. There will be trials, adversities and hardships. But faithful is He who promised, who will do it (1 Thess. 5:24). Can you say "praise God" for that? The pagan thought is: "If I was right with God, everything would be going well." No, not necessarily so. Do you find yourself reverting to that periodically? Don't judge the promises of God and the presence of God by your current environment but by His integrity--His promises are sure to a thousand generations; what God has promised He will perform. Regardless of the circumstances we rest. With the armies of Pharaoh at the Red Sea we're called to rest. In a fiery furnace or a lions' den we're called to rest.

Most of us want the miracle without the adversity. We want to know the power of God, but we don't want opposition and an enemy. We're coming into a day of warfare, beloved. We've been coming through some pretty easy times. I want to encourage each of us to prepare for the battle by really analyzing the condition of our lives. I know His grace is sufficient in the hour and that we can never trust in our preparation. But we need to ask ourselves the question, "Am I in the place right now of supernatural rest?" As it comes to walking in the supernatural, are we where we need to be today?" I'm talking about the ability to believe God for our healing and for our resources. Because of our abundance, because of all that we have around us through natural resources, what do we really trust in?

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