Faith Challenge
For the past month I have been questioning God in several areas of my life as to whether I should step up or step away. The response I got was a challenge. Have you ever been afraid to receive what God has for you? I have, and it is crippling to faith. I have to stave off fear that I won't be able to handle God's best for my life because I am not skilled enough to carry the weight of it. To whom much is give, much is required. (see Luke 12:48) This month, however, I was challenged in my prayer time to pray a very specific prayer asking God for more. I am talking about the prayer of Jabez. If you do not recognize this name, don't feel bad. This man in the Bible has a teeny tiny mention in an obscure part of the Bible. Here is what Jabez prayed. 1 chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that ...