Have you every heard these saying: I am waiting patiently for God to act?Let go and let God” and “God will provide”? Were did the idea that true faith means always waiting? Especially in tough times .Are there situations when acting in faith means taking a bold step forward? I believe so! I was reading a blog post were the author made some awesome points. He noted that the Bible presents two modes of faith to follow, depending on the situation.
When we’re facing a situation that’s completely outside of our control, we should exercise what he calls “Level One” faith—waiting patiently for God to move. But when a situation presents an open door or an appropriate opportunity to act, then we should exercise Level Two faith which is to Move. Scripture teaches… that we are called to exercise two different levels of faith at various times as Christians. At one level we are to be inactive and wait patiently for the Lord to move. Here faith involves believing that Christ will bring about a solution apart from any effort on our end. It is shown in so many situations in Scripture where people were either told to be still or forced to be still and wait for the Lord to act. In reality,it takes as much faith to move as it do to stand still. By moving forward we placed ourselves in a vulnerable position where we have to trust God.At this level of faith we are active and assertive. We take initiative to find the answer to a need. And by moving forward we force ourselves to a dependence on the Lord that wouldn’t be possible if we merely sat still.
