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Martin Luther said, “Faith is a living, bold trust in God’s grace, so certain of God’s favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace make you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures.”
Have you ever wished that faith just came more naturally? It would be amazing if we didn’t have to work so hard to feel and do the things that faith expects.
For example, instead of having to force ourselves to accept whichever outcome God chooses to allow, what a gift it would be to readily accept what He brings simply because we trust Him. Instead of just going about life hoping that it will all turn out okay, what a gift it would be to be able to live each day full of hope and excitement for what is to come.
We all desire to experience God by becoming secure in His love and what that means: we are fully known, seen, and deeply loved.
Relaxing, trusting, and yielding is counterintuitive isn’t it? Instead most of us live uptight, afraid, and grasping for control. It goes against the normal to face ambiguity yet remain sure that God will be faithful. This counterintuitive approach is made available to us by unhindered faith. But we have to get ourselves out of the way before we can have it.
Unhindered faith is not limited by wavering doubts. It’s not tempered by exceptions we’ve made to what God says is true. It is utterly expectant. Unhindered faith means instinctually expecting God to show up as the God He says He is - present, loving, merciful and your pursuer, protector, peace, and guide.
Leader, are you living a life of unhindered faith?
There is no way to get the kind of faith you want without unhindering your heart from all that’s holding it back.
The self-protection, whispering doubts, and play-it-safe attitude that this world has put into you have to go. Ruthless trust, unshakeable hope, and dynamic faith await you. A place where God isn’t a piece of knowledge; He’s an experience. Opening the door for an unhindered heart sets the trajectory for an unhindered life. Doesn’t that sound like freedom?
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