Faith myth #3: I need to wait until I can be alone with God to exercise my faith.
Truth: Faith matures through hundreds of "in the moment" decisions to trust God each day.
Text messaging God in the middle of circumstances...sending an SOS...believing Him to be greater than the problem... is what the Bible calls "submitting to God and resisting the enemy" (James 4:7). If I wait until a better time, I will probably attempt to solve the problem myself and create a bigger mess. If I put God on hold while I battle temptation, I fall into the trap. Faith is a continual, present act of doing life with Jesus.
Galatians 5:16 says "Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh". The Spirit is my helper. He is always with me. His job is to enable me to trust God to overcome the current obstacles. God tells us He is a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1).
My alone time with Jesus each morning settles me in who He is and what He will do for me. As I go through the day, I draw on that truth as my defense. I may need to hide out in the bathroom a while longer until I am able to turn it over to Him, but He has not failed me yet.
Trust God now. Tomorrow will be now when you get there.
