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Subject: Activating Your Faith In Difficult Times

Texts 1 Sam. 17:29-40; Dan. 5:25-27;Hebrews 11:1-8

Theme: What Will You Do When Your Life Is Weighed In

               Balance ?

Introduction: Life like the star has five points: Life is a journey, and adventure,a challenge and a turning point(crossroad) and a teacheable moment. Having faith in difficullt times means the ability and gift(Rom. 12:3;Matt. 25:15) to survive and win against misery,uncertainties and calamities. it takes a key to activate your faith. Activate your faith a 17 letter phrase is stronger than the late Napoleon Hill 17 Principles  of Success in his book think and grow rich. The Key to your faith is found in 17 letters in Ecclesiates 3:1,"Season, Time, Purpose"

     Faith is when God is involved in your affairs(Dan. 4:17;1 Cor. 3:7); Isa. 40:29; and also what are the intentions(purpose and attitude{John 18:37;11 Cor. 9:7)}. From this profound illumination of the exegesis of faith derives this mathematical concept of "PI"3.14 which is Phil 3:14; The scientific concept of EM2(Energy =Matter which is converted into activation and conserved in resdistrubutive Continuity. Thus Energy(Encouragement)=Motivation with confidence and creativity(Psa. 27:3;1 Sam 30:6;Matt. 10:19). If we can apply these two principles and mathematics and science theologically and spiritually, Christianity would be revitalized, and our world would be transformed.

 

           The ability to tap into the faith dimension is accomplished in five ways, but we will talk only about one of them today, that is the word "increase". Increase is the ability to sow(Gal.6:7; to show-James 1:22-24;Jude 22; Flow-John 15:1-5; To Glow-Matt. 5:14-16 and to grow-11 Pet. 1:4-7.

 

         When you tap into this faith dimension, your life will never be the same. The late General Ulysses Grant who was poor, and a misfit drunkard who graduated from the bottom of his class at West Point. During the Civil War the South was winning against the North primarily they were an army composed of Frontiersmen, Mountain Boys and Swamp Foxes . Ulysses Grand who had bad luck all his life and terrible military strategies lost many men in this war. However, one night he gave drinking up, asked to see te President Lincoln, came up with a battle stragegy of Strategic Diversion, Conservation of Resources and this produced a new energy in the Army from the north which resulted in victory of General Lee. General Lee who remembered Grant when he surrendered to him said, we should have never made fun of you and gave him his sword. Lets remember this example of Faith(Matt. 5:45;Rom. 12:3) by General Grant who later became President of the United States in 1869(Two Term) and General Lee died in 1870. Grant died in 1885. Noticed the Hezekiah connection;he outlived Lee by 15 years. What is the purpose of this Life Teacheable Lesson ?  Life which is our  Faith- Purpose and Time-Management Accountability and Decisions-Opportunities Actions. This all went in and  weighed on the outcome of the war which would determine future history of the United States or Confederate States. The lesson about Ulysses S. Grant is a treatise on The race is not to the swift, battle to the strong, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.(Eccl. 9:11;Matt.20:16) which is the Pinciple of "PI"-3.14 -"I press towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus(Phil.3:14). Often times we will find our lives weighed in the balance of life and which way will we chose(Josh.24:15;Prov. 16:25).