Discipleship Training Course

Little/weak is dominated by fear
PHASE 1 – TAKE THE JOURNEY
Apart from doubt and unbelief, fear is a foe of faith, if not perhaps
the biggest. If we have little/weak faith, it is easy for fear to take
over in the face of danger and calamity and for panic to set it.
The bible speaks a lot about being weak in faith. That should not
discourage you from pursuing fullness of faith in your journey with
God, for even with his weak faith, Peter still walked on water.
Romans 4:19-20 without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact
that his body was as good as dead, since he was about a
hundred years old and that Sarah‘s womb was also dead. Yet he
did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but
was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God.
If we are found with weak faith, this scripture gives us
encouragement to persist beyond our weak faith as a result of
difficult or seemingly impossible circumstances or situations. Unlike
Peter, we see that Abraham faces his overwhelming
circumstances, face on, and fully confident in the promise of God.
Note:
There is a big difference between being confident in God and
being arrogant. Confidence means complete assurance in God
whereas arrogance is an attitude of superiority manifested in an
overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions.
Arrogance is demanding, where faith is submissive, patient
and persevering.
We who are stronger in our faith should protect those who are
weak in their faith.
Romans 14:1 Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and
don‘t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.
We should not be so quick to judge those who have weak faith, for
we ourselves are not above it, instead we should draw in and
encourage those whose faith is weak. It will stir our own level of
faith, and encourage them not to give up.
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