"Look Beyond Where You Are"

"Faith is the assurance of things you have hoped for, the absolute conviction that there are realities you've never seen." Hebrews 11:1 (The Voice Bible)

Faith means being sure, the assurance or tangible reality or the sure foundation of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even when we do not see it. When you have vision, you have to have faith. Faith is about taking a risk, going where you have never gone before, doing what you have never done before. It takes faith to have your dreams and goals come true.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Issac, there will be trying moments to test your faith, times when you fully have to abandon your natural inclinations and defer to God's word. In the critical moments of life you must use our faith and look beyond where you are, you will see your faith elevate to brand new levels of success and victories that you have never attained before.

Realize that whatever your going through today may simply be the training ground for your faith. Don't get cemented in where you are now that you can't move forward to the next step God has for you. There are times when our flesh rebels against our faith and our minds try to argue with reasoning and logic, but don't allow your human nature to collide with the divine plan of God over your life.

Today I encourage and challenge you to take the risk of your convictions. "Look Beyond Where You Are" so that you can see into the place that the Lord has already prepared for you. Be bold, and confident, do not go backward but expect the Lord to perform His word on your behalf. There are realities you've never seen, "it is written; What no eye has seen, what no hear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived, those things God has prepared for those who love Him." I Corinthians 2:9

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