The same principle applies to healing, finances, provision, relationships, temptation, fear, or any other area where God's promises are being challenged. God's Word shapes our thinking, faith relies on God's power, and our actions become the outward expression of that dependence.
The key is to avoid shifting from trusting God's power to trusting our own effort. In every area, the pattern remains the same:
- Agree with God's Word.
- Trust God's ability and provision.
- Act in a way that reflects that trust.
- Depend on God to produce the results.
For example, in the area of finances, resisting lack does not mean pretending bills do not exist or refusing to be wise with money. Rather:
First, we refuse to let fear, anxiety, or a poverty mindset dominate our thinking. Instead of constantly rehearsing what we lack, we meditate on God's promises of provision and care (Philippians 4:19; Matthew 6:31-33).
Second, we become convinced that God is able to provide what we need. Our confidence is not in our bank account, our employer, or our own ability to make things happen, but in God as our source.
Third, we act in faith. We work diligently, give generously, make wise decisions, and follow God's leading, trusting Him to supply what we cannot produce ourselves. We do not act from panic or desperation, but from confidence in God's faithfulness.
We do what we can in the natural, and God adds His super to it.
Truly trusting God as our source means we have complete assurance, a certainty, that He is directing our steps, opening doors, providing opportunities, and supplying what we need. It’s a security in the midst of what looks like lack, knowing God's power is working in us and for us.
Faith is not human determination trying to achieve God's promises; it is dependence upon God's power while acting in agreement with His Word. The ability to stand firmly while circumstances are challenging God’s promises is not self-generated; it is God's power working within us as we believe and rely on His Word.
Philippians 2:13: "For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."