Faith Series.III

KEEPING THE FAITH IN DIFFICULT TIMES 3

By Kemisola Kasali

My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

– Ps. 73:26

How can I keep my faith consistently at all times? David said, “I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living”¹. When I read this, I began to wrestle in my mind for an interpretation, but then, the Lord gave me an understanding. I ought to lay all before Him and claim his promises.

If you have ever been so confused as I was or you are in great perils of a broken heart, a relationship gone sour, a marriage gone crashing or fear of the unknown, lay everything before God and hold on to his promises. I keep reminding myself that “the spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, but a wounded spirit who can bear?”². Allow Jesus heal your wound instead of carrying it about. He delights in carrying your burden.

David understood the supremacy of God and he claimed his portion, but not in fear or doubt. In Ps. 23: 1 – 6, he also encourages us to continually confess Him into our lives. God told Abraham, “I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward” – Gen. 15:1.

Afterward, I found myself thinking positively, meditating and confessing positively to build my faith. [Prov. 23:7; Phil. 4:8]. Whatever you confess to your spirit man, the same will come to pass in your life. [Prov. 16: 5 – 6; Heb. 13:5; 4:15; 6:10]

¹Ps. 142:5; ²Prov.18:14;