Believe What You Believe

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:23 (NKJV)

If your core convictions can be hit hard enough that you will abandon them, then they really aren’t that core, are they?

On the other hand, if your core convictions are really cemented and anchored, it doesn’t matter how hard they get hit. It doesn’t matter how confusing God’s actions might be. It doesn’t matter how confounding life can become. It doesn’t matter how disorienting your journey is—because you have absolutes that you will never abnegate.

For example, I may not have heard the Lord give me a specific answer to my prayer, but I know He’s good, and I know He’s God. I may not know why He let life hit me so hard. I may not know why He’s let the road become so crooked. I may not know why the sun has been replaced by darkness. But I’m not giving up on what I believe about God: I believe He’s good. I believe He’s strong. I believe He’s all-powerful. I believe He loves me. And because I believe these things, I’m going to hang in there during the storm. I’m going to walk through the struggle, and I’m going to keep my testimony while I’m going through it.

This is where your faith, certainties, and convictions have to be sure.

Maybe it feels like God has hit you hard. But you must cling to what you know to be true: God will not dismiss you. He will not disregard you. He always has you in mind. His love is from everlasting to everlasting. He is perfect in His ways and His will is always with your good intended.

And if you believe these truths, there is nothing you can experience that can change them.

This is why you have to know your Bible. This is why your relationship with the Lord has to be deeper than just a connection. This is why you need to talk to Him daily—because life is going to hit you hard, and you have to hold on as tightly as you can to the convictions in your soul.

You’ve got to believe what you believe!