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So far, 2017 has proven itself to be a year like its younger siblings in Address: P/Bag X9027 • East London
the years before. Each year we face the ‘business’ of running God’s 5200 • South Africa +27(0)43 711 4800
‘business’ and endeavouring to see His will established on earth. Jesus
taught us to pray, “Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” WEBSITE
and this is sincerely our departure point for any venture. I don’t mean myfaithmag.com
to ‘cheapen’ the will of Almighty God by referring to it as ‘business’, but
for us the command of God stands - multiply, subdue, have dominion, FACEBOOK
reign, and all to the glory of God. facebook.com/myfaithmag
July saw Faith Broadcasting Network expand into the United States
which was a huge step of faith for us. Viewers in the USA can now see TWITTER
and hear the message of hope and faith on the Dish Network, Channel twitter.com/myfaithmag
269. Dish Network has a potential of 14,5 million viewers, so the potential
impact of the Gospel is huge! In addition we broadcast into Houston No staff member, direct family or an advertiser
every Sunday, and locally in Palatka (Florida) 24/7. To God be the glory and their direct family may participate in any of
- His goodness prevails. MyFaith Magazine’s compititions or giveaways.
All of this made me reflect on the “business” of knowing God, and liv-
ing within the parameters He has set out for us in the Divine design of The views expressed in articles, letters, and
humans. Often we banter around the word “faith” as if it is some magi- pictures are the responsibility of the respective
cal wand we can wield to have our wildest dreams come true without
any effort. I have come to realize that faith, just like love, is a verb and authors and are not necessarily those of
requires some conscious effort on our part. Solomon reminds us that MyFaith Magazine - the acceptance of
we have the power to make our own plans since God has given us the
gift of choice. However, he also reminds us that our plans can only suc- advertisements does not indicate
ceed when God establishes them. “Commit to the LORD whatever you editorial endorsement
do, and he will establish your plans (Proverbs 16:3 NIV). The NLT states,
“Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.”
Our faith therefore has to operate at two levels; firstly, we need to have
faith in our God-given ability to come up with dreams, ideas and plans;
and secondly, we need to have faith in the fact that God will establish
our plans when submitted to His will. On both fronts, our faith requires
conscious and dedicated action, and our faith in God and ourselves
needs to persevere until we have the sweet taste of victory and suc-
cess.
None of this is possible when we don’t intimately know God and how
He functions. The writer of the letter to the Hebrews reminds us that faith
is a requirement to please God, and that when we believe in Him totally
a reward is guaranteed (Hebrews 11:6). Now, a reward from God is not
the same as a reward from a fellow human! No, our great reward from
God is that He shields, protects, loves and nurtures us (Genesis 15:1).