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1 - READ THE WORD
Strengthening Weakened Faith
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.
Genesis 26:4-5
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2 - Reflect
From time to time it is necessary for me to remind myself of the concept that for God, when choosing us for His Holy purpose, we are unique and individual. This time I want to emphasize the fact that each person is different from the other, with different faults and virtues one as well as the other. Having said this, I think it is important to emphasize the difference that also exists among us when it comes to interpreting the word of God.
There are those who, having studied the same passage of the Bible and having discussed it in a group, have an opinion or idea very different from that of their neighbor, and I believe that this is due to a weakened Faith. Particularly, I believe that in such cases it is absolutely necessary to meditate about the matter and dedicate some time to silence, so that in this way we can listen to our heart again.
That is where the problem lies, we are not listening to what our heart wants to tell us, we turn a deaf ear to the calls of attention by which our spirit alerts us that something is not working properly, which eventually will be evidenced in a weakened Faith, a lack of Faith.
Let us remember then that our relationship with God is not a one-way street: there needs to be communication with our Father, to listen to both His directives and His word of encouragement; to keep in mind that we are not alone.
There are those who, having studied the same passage of the Bible and having discussed it in a group, have an opinion or idea very different from that of their neighbor, and I believe that this is due to a weakened Faith. Particularly, I believe that in such cases it is absolutely necessary to meditate about the matter and dedicate some time to silence, so that in this way we can listen to our heart again.
That is where the problem lies, we are not listening to what our heart wants to tell us, we turn a deaf ear to the calls of attention by which our spirit alerts us that something is not working properly, which eventually will be evidenced in a weakened Faith, a lack of Faith.
Let us remember then that our relationship with God is not a one-way street: there needs to be communication with our Father, to listen to both His directives and His word of encouragement; to keep in mind that we are not alone.
