Do not be afraid; ONLY believe (accept as true).
Mark 5:36
Is this really ALL that’s required? … Is this the MOST that’s expected of me?
YES – the Word of God says it’s exactly what’s required/expected:
John 3:16 – God so greatly and dearly loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son … whoever BELIEVES in Him will not perish but have everlasting Life.
Hebrews 11:6 – Without Faith, it is impossible to (walk with and) please God, for whoever comes to God must necessarily BELIEVE that God exists … that He rewards (and cares enough to respond to) those who seek Him.
John 1:12 – To as many who BELIEVED Him and accepted Him, He gave the right (power) to become children of God – their true selves (their child-of-God selves). SeLaH [AMPC, NKJV, MSG]
Mark 11:24 – whatever you ask in prayer (absolutely everything, ranging from small to large… as you embrace this God-Life), BELIEVE that you have received it, and it will be yours. [AMPC, NKJV, MSG, TPT]
John 5:24 – Most assuredly I say to you, he who hears My word and BELIEVES in (aligns himself with the) Father will never be condemned, and has already passed over from death to Life. [NKJV, MSG, AMP]
Following the revelation that God and I connect when I believe Him, the HolySpirit has been teaching me about believing God. Here’s what I’ve learnt thus far:
- Believing God = Loving God.
If you really love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.
John 14:15
True, genuine (non-self-focused OR solely-God-focused) obedience is impossible without first believing Him. The genuineness and extent of my obedience to God is a function of how much I believe and trust Him – SeLaH.
Case in point: If I don’t trust an authority figure (be it a person, organization, or system), I naturally won’t put stock in what they say. Consequently, I won’t obey what they say. If not obeying results in some form of punishment, I’m inclined to obey out of self-gain (i.e. not being punished).
The latter is an example of what I mean by self-focused obedience. I know it all too well because it was the extent of my interaction with God for a VERY long time. I’m grateful for the Love of God (Jesus) and the HolySpirit Who lovingly pulled me out of that miry pit! 😊
Each time I believe God, I’m really telling Him: I love YOU! 💖
For someone who (for a VERY long time) deeply struggled with the question: do I really love God? It blesses me greatly to be able to confidently say Yes; to say I love God and it not be mere words or what I’m supposed to say … but simply the truth! Thank You HolySpirit for making this possible! 🥰
- Believing God = Partnership with God … an agreement/alignment of hearts and will – His and mine; a perfect partnership!
My darling bride, my private paradise, fastened to My heart … What a perfect partner to Me …
Songs of Solomon 4:12 TPT
Why the need for this agreement/partnership? God doesn’t need me to get anything done.
Very true! God does God all by Himself. However, believing God is not an agreement that tends toward doing (performance). It is not about doing – the doing is DONE (Revelation 21:6). It was done before the foundation of the world!
… God’s works have all been completed and finished from the foundation of the world, waiting and ready for all who would believe.
Hebrews 4:3B (AMP, TPT, MSG)
Quite similar to signing a legal document, believing God is an agreement that entitles me to ALL of God, giving me direct access to ALL HE IS, all that comes with Him, and all that He has done.
In believing God, I become one with God. As such, my prayers are in agreement with His will – the outcome of which is my utmost satisfaction and God glorified!
We are sure that if we ask anything in agreement with God’s own plan (His will), He listens to and hears us.
We positively know (with settled and absolute knowledge) that because He hears us, we have (as our present possessions) the requests we ask of Him.
I John 5:14-15
- Believing God is the key to unlocking and experiencing the promises of God.
There’s the blessing of/from God that everyone (believer or not) benefits from – Matthew 5:45B. By promises of God, I’m not referring to this general (everyone-gets-it) blessing. I’m referring to the inheritance that believers have in and through Jesus Christ – the only begotten Son of God. Here’s what He says:
… come with Me through the archway of trust (the crest of Amana).
Songs of Solomon 4:8B (TPT)
Amana means AMEN (Revelation 3:14 – Jesus is the AMEN) – the realm where God’s promises are kept (hidden) and realized (seen).
All the promises of God to us (individually as well as collectively) are Yes and AMEN – accepting and receiving. They are ready for grabs by those who will believe Him – those who will step in, receive, and enjoy (John 10:10B AMPC).
- Believing God is the currency of transaction in God’s economy.
In the kingdom of God (the realm of the unseen), believing Him can be likened to what money represents here on earth (the realm of the seen). One key difference however is that money is limited to this natural, earthly realm. Unlike money, believing God is a currency with purchasing power across both realms – this applies to things money can buy and especially those money can NOT buy.
Believing God is how things are bought in the kingdom of God.
… Come to the waters … he who has no money, come, buy, eat! Yes, come, buy … without money or price [simply accept it as a gift from God]
Isaiah 55:1
Here’s what I want you to do: buy your gold from Me … then you will be rich. Buy your clothes from Me … Buy medicine for your eyes from Me so you can see
Revelation 3:18
Not money … not doing (including what I do for God) …
Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him.
Romans 12:1B (MSG)
… instead believing (embracing) God is how I receive ALL that God has done and has made available to me – 2 Peter 1:3.
- Believing God is the surest way to be still.
Be still and know that I AM God
Psalm 46:10
Being still in this context means being undistracted by lies (any thing that is not the Word of God, not God, not Truth) … It means being at peace – a state of rest.
I 💖 the AMPC version of Philippians 4:7. It describes peace as the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ and so fearing nothing … This is the peace to which I’ve been called (Colossians 3:15). This peace is the inheritance that I’ve obtained from God in Christ Jesus (Isaiah 54:17) – His rest.
… they were not able to enter into His rest, they could not enter into their inheritance because of unbelief …
For those of us who believe, faith activates the promise and we experience the realm of confident rest … we who believe enter His rest …
Hebrews 3:19, 4:3A (AMPC, TPT, MSG)
Believing God transports me to a place of stillness and undisturbedness, away from the noise (distractions), thus making it possible for me to see and know (experience) Him – He is sheer beauty! 💖 (Psalm 100:5 MSG).
- Believing God is an expression of true worship.
I’ll explain this from two (related) perspectives:
- It is clear from Psalm 138:2 that God exalts His Word above all else, and from John 1:1 that the Word of God is God. Therefore, in believing God – What He says and Who He IS – I exalt Him. I exalt the One Who is above all. This literally is the highest possible worship there is.
In other words … 😊 this is the most! SeLaH
- Believing God inherently involves (and requires) surrender – a genuine expression of worship.
… surrender yourself to God to be His sacred, living sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him – this is your genuine expression of worship.
Romans 12: 1 (TPT, NLT)
Believing God involves surrendering what I know or think I know.
It involves stepping into the unknown and the unseen solely based on the Word of God (Who God IS) – this pleases God. Hebrews 11:6
… The Father (Abba) is looking for those who will worship Him in spirit (from the heart) and in truth (based on Who He IS). God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.
John 4:23-24
In believing God, I offer sacrifices of right worship to God. Deuteronomy 33:19 💖
- Though seemingly small, like a mustard seed, believing God is a POWERFUL force!
… if you have faith the size of a mustard seed … nothing will be impossible for you.
Matthew 17:20
… he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; greater works than these he will do …
John 14:12
Believing God is a force powerful enough to connect me with God; a force powerful enough to translate me FROM
- slave TO daughter, bride, and friend 💖🥰
- sin TO Righteousness – 2 Corinthians 5:21
- the miry clay TO the solid Rock – Psalm 40:2
- darkness TO Light – 1 Peter 2:9
- death TO Life – John 5:24
Considering all of the above, it is quite evident why the enemy actively seeks to instigate UNBELIEF – the sin that so readily besets me. SeLaH
The enemy will no doubt (but for a time) attempt to steal, kill, and destroy. No matter, I overwhelmingly conquer through the One Who loves me – God (Father, Son, Spirit). I need only be still (believe) – Exodus 14:13-15 💖
Do not be afraid, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today … the Egyptians (enemy) you see today, you’re never going to see them again.
The LORD will fight for you … you just hold your peace, remain at rest (believe) …
… move forward toward the sea.
Exodus 14:13-15
In other words, God is saying: believe Me and live what you believe.
In living what I believe – Who God IS, what He tells me (i.e. move forward toward the sea), I am led along the best pathway for my life (Psalm 32:8 NLT) and to the realm where God’s promises are kept and realized, a life of true satisfaction … in this, God is glorified!
What has God told you? What has He revealed to you? No matter how seemingly ludicrous or far-fetched, believe and continue to believe Him – therein is LIFE.
If you are struggling with believing God, I encourage you to be honest with Him about the struggle. From personal experiencesssss, and more so on the basis of Who He is, God will not condemn you. On the contrary, He will enable you to believe Him – the end of which is Real, Eternal LIFE. This expected end is the life that you deserve solely because God has given it to you (Jeremiah 29:11).
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I love YOU (Abba, Son, HolySpirit). How can I not? YOU are all I know to be trustworthy – I have no valid (truthful) reason to not believe YOU.
Believing YOU is doing the exact most – the most that’s expected of me. On this note, having done all the most 😊, help me stand that I may see Your salvation.
PS: I 💖 that it’s YOU making (enabling) me do the most! Doing the most with YOU is rad!
Rivers in the Desert 
Thank you God for the beautiful gift of being able to love you and obey you second naturedly, rather than out of fear, or self- focused obedience.
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Great insights. Great Revelations.
Praise God .
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