Extraordinary Faith
Do you sense that God is about to unleash something tremendous in your life? Perhaps he has spoken to your heart, saying, “I have prepared something special for you. You’re about to enter a walk with me that you’ve never known before.” Maybe your life has already been greatly blessed by God. Now the Holy Spirit is telling you that his longstanding promise is about to come into full fruition and that it will amaze you.
If this describes your life right now, I can tell you with the authority of scripture, “Get ready to examine your heart.”
Let’s talk about what I call experiencing “crazy faith.” It’s believing that no matter how good things are, the best is yet to come. It’s a faith that says, “As much as we dream and do big things for God’s kingdom, his vision is always greater.”
What the Lord has done in ministries I’ve been blessed to be part of has exceeded my wildest expectations. In the ministry, I sometimes feel like a week doesn’t go by without me hearing testimonies of how people are hearing the gospel and dedicating themselves to God. Whenever we distribute food to the poor, many of them ask, “Why are you doing this?” We answer, “It’s Jesus,” and they give their lives to him. These new believers are quickly maturing into faithful disciples, growing in their knowledge of God. They are well on their way to our ultimate goal for them: to become radically devoted missionaries for Jesus, wherever he may lead them.
This is all happening miraculously.
God isn’t just exceeding our expectations; he’s showing us what his expectations are, and it is amazing to see. There are still millions of people in the world who don’t know Christ, millions of widows and orphans in danger, and millions who will go hungry today. My heart breaks for them, and yet I hope in the Lord and his power to reach each one of them.
I’m ready to be astonished by God’s great works on the behalf of each person in need. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV).