Passive faith accepts the Word as true-
But never moves.
Active faith begins the work to do-
And thereby proves.
Passive faith but praises in the light-
When sun doth shine.
Active faith will praise in darkest night-
Which faith is thine?
Friday, February 22, 2008
Active or Passive...which faith is yours???
While reading my daily 'Streams in the Desert' this morning, this touched my heart. It made me stop and think...am I passive or active?
Passive faith accepts the Word as true-
But never moves.
Active faith begins the work to do-
And thereby proves.
Passive faith but praises in the light-
When sun doth shine.
Active faith will praise in darkest night-
Which faith is thine?
Passive faith accepts the Word as true-
But never moves.
Active faith begins the work to do-
And thereby proves.
Passive faith but praises in the light-
When sun doth shine.
Active faith will praise in darkest night-
Which faith is thine?
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12 comments:
Streams in the Dessert is one of my MOST favorite devotional books. It's certainly been a great source of hope, and encouragement when I've gone through some heavy, deep deserts!!
Have a Blessed Friday.
That's a message that really makes me think. I've spent the beginning of my life being passive and believing what was told me, just because and not looking into things for myself. I have to be carefull not to slip into that again.
Ouch. I need to be more active that is for sure. And not just in home repairs...
On a completely random sidenote- I now know how you have to handle those 911 stories you seem to get weekly... "Freaky Friday" blog posts by where you highlight them all. :0)
I'm looking forward to your first FF post. AND...
HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND AT YOUR WRITER'S CONFERENCE. Thinking and praying for you-
Man, sometimes I don't like your blog cos I get smacked upside the head - ouch! ;)
Great post, thanks for making me think.
Alane
Keep me active Lord!! I want to be active Lord!
To be able to praise in the storm, that is what I long for! It is so easy to praise when things are going well, but knowing who is in control brings a peace that is hard to describe! Praying for more active faith everyday! Blessing to you Joanne!
The Lord has been dealing with me on this active faith thing. I have so much of the Bible packed into my head but fleshing it out is a whole other matter.
I will have to say that God has been gently guiding me through some things that have made big changes in my life. For that I am so thankful!
Love those thoughts. Thanks for sharing them. I think I am in the midst of a period where God is shaping me to be something even better. I pray for a faith that is daily and ever-present.
I might have to go buy that book.
That certainly made me stop and think. Thanks for sharing that.
Oh how I long to be always active and never passive! thanks for the thought provoking post!
Hi, Joanne!
Thanks so much for the neat card! I loved it, and that happens to be one of my favorite songs by Nichole Nordeman!! I'm glad you got the package!
I have often given "streams..." as a gift to people I know are going through trials, but I do love it for every day!
Loved what you shared!
God Bless!
That's one of my MANY underlined passages in 'Streams'. Love it.
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