♣ Fully Convinced
“No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised” – Romans 4:20-21.
GOD DOES NOT want us to merely make it through our trials; His purpose is that we are not only to be convinced, but fully convinced that God is able to do what He has promised to do.
This carries the same connotation as in Romans 8:37 “…in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him Who loved us”; we are not mere overcomers; we are more than that; we exceed that, not because of who we are but Who God is and Who has called and chosen us to be heirs of Him.
This implies a daring in the midst of all opposition, an absolute and unshakeable confidence in the God – the one and only God – who is infinitely more than able to bring to pass all He has spoken. Out of nothing God created the heavens and earth and out of our impossibilities shall God transform our circumstances and heart-wrenching dilemmas into something wonderful and too glorious for words.
God wants us so fully persuaded that in all and everything that would threaten great harm to us, He is more than able to deliver or give us grace to endure and be gloriously victorious through it. Either way, as He sees fit, will advance the knowledge of His name in this world and release God’s blessing in our lives.
We may sometimes find ourselves longer in our trials than desired, but that is not to punish us; God so wants to liberate us from all fear and anxiety through the experiential knowledge that He is our Father Who perfectly cares for us in ways we can never fathom. God does not want us believing better than we did before; He wants us filled to overflowing with the knowledge of Himself, that there is absolutely nothing whatsoever too difficult for Him. We may have sung it a hundred times, now God wants us to know it.
Yes, with holy audacity, God wants us to stare and even laugh in the face of trouble, not as being our foe but rather as friend that is there to ultimately bring about nothing but the incomparable best as God determines.
This glorifies God in the very thick of hoping against hope and when after considering all is dead, that God – and only God – will bring to fruition everything, to the last detail, all He has said because He is GOD.
Posted on February 1, 2015, in Devotionals and tagged anxiety, confidence in God, daring, daring trust, devotional, dilemmas, experiential knowledge, fear, Fully Convinced, fully persuaded, glorifying God, God liberating us, God's perfect care, heirs of God, Hoping against hope, impossibilities, incomparable best, Mark Anthony Williams, more than conquerors, Romans 4:20-21, Romans 8:37, trials, trouble, Trusting God, unshakeable confidence, victorious. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Shade of the Moriah Tree
Shade of the Moriah Tree 
Thanks for your kind and encouraging reply!
Thanks for this encouraging post. As I face the many trials and uncertainties that have come my way these past few months, the Lord has impressed a verse from Psalm 112 on my mind: “He (a man who fears the Lord) will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” May the Lord be pleased to give me, and all of his people, grace to be steadfast! He is worthy of our trust!
“May the Lord be pleased to give me, and all of His people, grace to be steadfast…” – how we also need grace to trust God at times; it can be tremendously difficult especially when the enemy undermines our trust in God as if to insinuate we are being presumptuous of His care of us in a particular situation. God is, as you mentioned, most certainly worthy of our trust and He will mercifully bring us to that place of trusting Him more. His patience is incredible, no wonder King David could say, “Your gentleness has made me great” and it is such gentleness that enables us to stand in His grace.
I was also thinking of the very same verse in Psalm 112 – “He is not afraid of bad news; His heart is firm, trusting in the Lord…”. These are the very times we are to trust Him – when things go wrong, terribly wrong and no apparent solution is given. How we love the security of knowing that things are just fine because we may have a good job, the bills are paid, the husband or wife is in good health and everything is insured in case things go wrong, but once those things tumble and we don’t know what is going to happen next or how we’re going to meet those financial demands when losing hours, employment, or cannot afford to see a doctor or someone close to us constantly ill-treats us… (the list goes on), it’s a different story; life becomes so very different. God is to be trusted in all the ugliness of life. He may feel so very far away and detached from what we are going through, but as Tozer said, He is nearer to us than our very own souls.
May God pour His grace abundantly in your heart and may His nearness so lift you today. “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul” – (Psalm 94:19).