Living by faith is the "tallest order" in life and living in this secular world. Why? Because faith is not only in God but also in ourselves. In addition, we need to strike a balance between the two.
If we become too "God-dependent", and we don't do anything ourselves, we may become "fatalistic"--thinking that whatever happens in our lives has to come from God. On the other hand, if we become too "self-reliant", we may become too self-centered, thinking that we can do just about anything to get what we want without God. So, we need to strike a balance between "God dependent" and "self-reliant."
First of all, we need to believe that God has absolute control and power in this world, and that at the same time He has given us the gift of free will, which means that we, too, have to play a pivotal role in God's sovereignty in this world.
"Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we may know the things which have been freely given to us by God . . ." Corinthians 2:12
Yes, God has given us the salvation, but we need to work at our salvation with faith, trust, and obedience, just as Apostle Paul said: "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Philippians 2:12
So, we need to rely on ourselves, through faith, to become obedient with fear and trembling.
Living by faith: Believing in God is a tall order; having faith in God is a taller order; living by faith is the tallest order.
Stephen Lau
Living By Faith Is Living In Miracles
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