Faith comes by hearing.
Not once, not twice, but hearing over and over.
We have to click the ‘refresh’ button on our minds every day, every hour, every minute.
Fear doesn’t only try and break in once a day…
Lately, anxiety comes pounding at the door of my mind every time I hear the news, scroll my social media feeds or step foot into a grocery store.
For this reason, Faith must continuously be increasing through what we are ‘snacking on’ per se.
That sounds a little weird, I agree.
But we are repeatedly fed anxious thoughts.
We can either snack on them until we are full or we can feed ourselves with faith, leaving no room for fear to reside.
My baby girl still drinks bottles, but she is at the transitional stage where we are weaning her from formula into drinking regular milk. We do this by mixing formula and regular milk together.
I noticed lately that I have been pouring too much hot water in for the formula first, and not leaving enough space for the milk. Therefore, it is too hot to give her and she has to wait to drink it. (Hungry babies do not like to wait for their bottles!)
I was a holding an overly hot bottle and had an epiphany.
If I would only pour the milk first, then I wouldn’t continue to have this issue.
Yes, If we would only be FILLED up with a faith that is being refreshed anew, then there would be no room left for fear and anxiety to settle into our minds.
Be on guard about what you are allowing yourself to hear and dwell on.
Take every thought captivate. Set your mind on the things above. Turn off the news, open the word of God. Hide it in your heart so it is what flows out when you need it. Write it on your arm or in your journal, write it on your mirror, or your letter board.
Do whatever it takes to hear and continue hearing words that bring life and peace.
Faith comes by hearing.
