It is impossible to please God without faith.

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."
- Hebrews 11:6 NIV

Here are four enemies of faith: not me; not now; not here; not that way.

Enemy #1 “Not me”
There used to be a prayer of the uncommitted that said, “Here I am Lord, send my brother.” When we say “not me” we place the focus upon ourselves, our limitations and weaknesses. However, faith says, “God can.” Gideon told God, “I can’t” but God told Gideon, "(You can) because I have sent you and I will be with you."

Enemy #2 “Not now”
When we say to God, “Yes, use me.” that does not mean that our obedience of faith is complete. We must by faith add this commitment to our prayer, “Yes, Lord, use me now.” God wants to use us in His appointed time, not ours. We cannot live a life of faith and put things off for another day when God says, “Do it now.”

Enemy #3 “Not here.”
Sometimes we think we can serve God better and more effectively if we were somewhere else and with other people. We can think, “I will serve You Lord when You send me to the mission field; I will let my life be a witness for You when I am with strangers, but not when I am with my family and friends here at home.” God wants us to trust Him to work through us in the place He has put us. He wants to work through you to touch the people that are around you now.

Enemy #4 “Not that way”
Faith cannot lean upon the arm of the flesh, but must lean upon the arm of the Lord. When David was about to face Goliath, Saul (dependent upon the flesh) told David to do it his way, using his armor; David refused and did it God’s way (dependent upon the Spirit) and faced the enemy with a sling and a stone. Often, our flesh wants to take over or be in control when responding to what God asks of us. Our flesh doesn’t mind doing things for God as long it will make us look good or get us special recognition. God’s ways are not our ways. Our faith must respond to what God wants us to do and how He wants us to do it, even if that way may seem inconvenient or take us out of our comfort zone.

Let your obedience be complete by responding to God with the “Yes” of faith— allowing Him to use you, to use you now, and to use you where you are, and to use you in the way He chooses.

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