How to Be a Woman of Great Faith

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Have You Ever Had Your Faith Put to the Test?

Have you ever been in a place where everything you thought you knew about faith was suddenly on the line?

It’s easy to talk about faith when life is going well.

It’s easy to tell someone to “just have faith” when everything feels secure.

But when your finances are uncertain, your child’s future is unclear, your marriage is under pressure, or you have no idea what tomorrow holds, faith stops being a nice Christian phrase.

It becomes personal.

Can I really trust God when I don’t know how this story is going to end?

That’s where faith becomes real.

And that’s exactly where we find Abram.

Abraham Had to Trust God Without Knowing the Outcome

I am sure it was that way for Abram.

He was very wealthy.

So, what did he need faith for? And yet, God called him out of his home country to a land of promise.

The thing is, God wouldn’t tell him where the land was.

Imagine Sarai’s reaction to Abram when he said, “We’re moving?” and Sarai says, “Where?” and Abram says, “I don’t know. God will lead us, and we’ll know where we are when He says we’re there.”

That’s every wife’s nightmare.

Nothing is certain.

Everything is unstable.

You’re hoping your husband is really hearing from God and not just following some pipe dream or having a mid-life crisis.

But one thing I’ve learned about faith is this:

Faith isn’t believing for what you want or need. Faith is trusting God will give you what He believes you need.

Great Faith Means Letting Go of Control

Faith is letting go of our idea of what we need and trusting God to give us His best.

Faith requires us to release our need to control the outcome.

That means choosing:

• Not to become consumed with anxiety over what we think we need.
• Not to micromanage God through prayer, constantly reminding Him how we think He should answer.
• Not to manipulate circumstances so that we can force the outcome we want.
• Not to confuse our desires with God’s will.

This requires the faith to hand the situation over to God entirely and let Him bring the miracle He wants for our life.

This is so much easier said than done.

Faith Is Easy Until the Stakes Are High

It’s easy to talk about trusting God when nothing much is at stake.

But what happens when the stakes are high?

Our financial security is on the line

Our house is about to go into foreclosure

Our kid’s future rests on the answer

Our career is in question

It is in these moments when the true strength of our faith comes into question. It is in these moments when we are faced with the question:

Can I really let go of the outcome of this situation and trust it entirely to God?

Yes, we know what we want, but the question is: Is what I want and what God has planned the same thing?

And can I really, truly trust God’s plan over my perceived wants and needs?

Abraham Didn’t Always Get It Right

Abram came to this crossroad more than one time in his life; and even in his tremendous ability to trust God, he messed it up a time or two.

It is in his story that we discover the never-ending, overwhelming grace of God for fallen man.

Because Abram didn’t just mess it up a little – there were a couple of times he messed it up really big!

And yet, we still find him featured in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11.

Faith Is a Walk, Not a Performance

This is why it is called a walk of faith.

As our toddlers have to learn to walk, so we also have to learn to walk by faith.

As they stumble a lot at first, we will also stumble a lot as we learn to walk by faith.

Just as we still stumble sometimes as adults – having mastered the skill of walking for 20, 30, 40, 50 or more years- so we will still stumble sometimes in this walk of faith, even when we have shown great faith before.

It’s a walk, and God doesn’t require perfection on our part.

Where Are You Being Asked to Trust God?

Are you ready to get started?

What area do you need to trust to God’s almighty hands right now?

Are you ready to let go of that thing, and let God bring about His answer His way in His time?

You May Have to Surrender It More Than Once

Here’s something I’ve learned:

Sometimes surrender isn’t a one-time decision.

You surrender it to God in prayer in the morning…

and then at 11:00 you start worrying about it again.

So you surrender it again.

Then you start imagining every possible disaster.

So you surrender it again.

Then you feel the need to manipulate the situation.

So you surrender it again.

That’s not failure. That’s learning to walk by faith.

Every time you are tempted to take control again, you can return the situation to God’s hands.

“Lord, this belongs to You. I trust You with it again.”

That is faith in practice.

What Does God Look For in Our Faith?

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

Notice what faith is centered on.

God.

Faith begins with believing who He is.

He is trustworthy.

He is good.

He is wise.

He sees what we cannot see.

And He is worthy of our trust even when we don’t understand what He’s doing.

That gives us a much stronger foundation than simply believing that God will give us the outcome we want.

Become a Woman Who Trusts God With the Outcome

Maybe today you don’t need more faith to believe that God can do something.

Maybe you need faith to trust Him with what He will do.

You may not know where He’s taking you.

You may not understand why He hasn’t answered your prayer.

You may not know how the situation will work out.

But you can know Him.

And sometimes great faith looks less like saying,

“God, I know exactly what You’re going to do.”

and more like saying,

“God, I don’t know what You’re going to do—but I know You, and I trust You.”

That’s the kind of faith I want.

Not perfect faith.

Not faith that never stumbles.

But a faith that keeps walking.

A faith that releases control.

A faith that trusts God’s wisdom more than my own.

And a faith that can say:

“Lord, have Your way—in Your way, and in Your time.”

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