Real faith, real results.

Today's Bible studying really got me thinking about what it means to have real faith in God.  Matthew 17:20 Jesus said "...if you have faith...you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move.  Nothing will be impossible."

Real faith says that I can speak to a mountain, tell it to move, and it will move.  Jesus is trying to tell us that real faith produces real results in our life.  I believe Jesus is disappointed when our faith produces nothing (Vs. 17). Our faith in God should become something tangible that can be seen.  Faith in God is more than just a faith in some mystical force.  Faith in God has to play itself out in our life and become something real and tangible.

I was reading in Genesis 24 about Abraham and his servant.  Abraham sent his servant back to his father's land to find a wife for Isaac.  Abraham's servant found Isaac's wife because his faith in God became a reality in his life.  He prayed to God for guidance and direction.  God lead him every step of the way.  Rebekah came out to the well and as they say "the rest is history".  Abraham's servant could have tried many different ways to find a wife for his master's son.  But, his choice was to pray and have faith that God would move on his behalf.  Listen, we can choose to try to tackle our life problems in our own ways and our strength.  Or, we can choose to put this faith we claim to have in God into action.  When we try to live out our faith and make it more than just a belief, but instead make it a reality, God will move in a real way in our life.  Maybe God doesn't show up in our life like we want Him to because we fail to put a real faith and trust in Him?

Lord, help me to have a real faith.  I want to live out my faith in my real life circumstances so I can see you move in a real way.  Help me to make my faith a reality so you I can see tangible results in my life.  I want to personally experience that "Nothing is impossible".  Nothing!