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lead us into temptation [Corinthians 3:5]. Remember, when we talk about
faith it means that we should keep the faith in God through the risen
Christ, which is the teaching and guidance of the Holy Spirit. This also
means having faith in God and a relationship with him can be an
emotional roller coaster ride [33]. An example of a faith act is, let’s say you
have a problem and you don’t know what to do. First, you need to stop
and pray on it, and put it in the hands of God; that is, surrender it to God
himself. Others say that our problems are not ours, but it is our
responsibility to bear some of it. For example, if you need food, God will
provide the necessary tools to help you get food – either by teaching you
to grow it, or help you get a job so you can buy food.
The text gives us more of an example about keeping the faith when one of
Jesus’ followers questions his faith. His name was John the Baptist, and
he had been in prison and in this illustration he asked some friends to ask
Jesus, are you coming, or will he see another? In this example, it seemed
like he didn’t have any faith in Jesus. John wanted to know if Jesus was
the Messiah, “the chosen one.” So Jesus goes to work to heal people; yet,
John the Baptist lacks faith in Jesus, and that was why he was told he
would not be in the heavenly kingdom. Having faith then results when you
find the true blessings of enjoying God’s plan in life. You will find that
exceeds what you asked for or thought of.
Our next example shows what “dipping in the Jordan” really refers
to. It’s a powerful method included in the inspirational living model.
Naeman was a leper who called on a prophet in hopes the prophet would
call upon the lord of Israel to cleanse him. But the prophet Elshia brushed
him off with a message to dip in the Jordan seven times. At first Naeman
refused, but later he decided to try it, and he was healed, because he
faithfully obeyed God and completed his task. This alone tells us that
when God gives us a task and we should do it faithfully – whether or not it
seems important to us, having faith in God’s plan for working out a
problem. Solving a problem is what is involved. And we have learned from
countless stories in the bible how people have carried out various forms in
bibles.
Still some church leaders today may not be teaching the true way
to worship God. This is illustrated in what Jesus says about false prophets
when he says that not everyone that says “Lord Lord” will not get into the
Kingdom of Heaven – but only the willing of my fathers who is in Heaven