My husband and I were listening to a talk on faith this morning and how our faith can really be tested in times of trials. I know my own trials are at hand and I can hear the enemy whispering his lies in my ear to confuse me about why I am not yet through the current trial. His lies try to condemn me for not being good enough but I have been honing my ear to hear my heavenly Father who speaks louder still when I read His word.
I don’t always understand the trials we have to come through but something I heard this morning gave me pause for thought. The message was saying that perhaps our own trials come so that we aren’t leaning upon the faith of others. To really have faith we need to learn how to lean upon the Lord for ourselves.
As I witness the faith of others I notice how sometimes in the heat of the battle they speak out of fear of limitations for who God is. I got a picture of a small sized cane where they can barely stand to face their enemy, but then I also got a picture of the full sized crutch giving us the ability to see our enemy face to face. I have no shame to admit Jesus is who I lean upon throughout my life and in the battle I will stand tall upon his saving grace.