Faith is not just a word, but a verb ~AR

Monday Message

Have you ever participated in private party logic?
Thanks for joining us for Monday’s Message with Abigail Rice and Trench Classes
United. Today’s message is a great reminder that the more we participate in private
party logic, the less we hear, let alone act upon, our faith.

What are you fighting today?
Are you fighting your flesh
The world
Your sins?

That creature within
That beckons you
Follows you
Coddles your mind
Telling you lies
Trying to dim the Flame that’s inside

An invisible war
A constant fight

Who’s going to win this time?

You have all power
You have all authority
By the name of Jesus Christ

Because of what He’s done
You have already won

what are you so afraid of?

Fear of failure
Fear of man
Fear of never being able to understand
How to break free
But darling don’t you see?
You are already free

All you must do
Is simply believe

But simple it’s not
When the creature of your thoughts
Strangles your mind
& tries to take your precious time

Because faith is not just a word
No, it’s a verb
A daily decision to consciously be ridden
Of all doubts
& all demons
That so easily slip in

But where that creature is
So also is His
Holy Spirit living
Your Helper your Friend

But by faith
You must choose
To light the flame
& let Him move

The mountains
The caves
The heart
As it breaks
Little by little
He is making a way

Back to His arms
Day by day
Grace upon grace

“& these signs will accompany those who have believed in My name they will cast
out demons, they will speak with new tongues;” - Mark 16:17

“...the word BELIEVE implies an on-going, continuous conscious act…. The Pure
Word Bible editors cited that the word “believe” at the time of the KJV Bible was
first available (in the early 17th century) actually connotes the concept of
“commitment”, to be committing on an ongoing conscious basis. In today’s
English vernacular use of the word believe, we have a less rigorous and
continuous embrace of what it is being believed…this very subtly implies a
different approach that is more instance oriented than continuous.

…knowing that to believe, to commit starts out as a decided conscious act &
process. It is intended to become a continuous state of living, being, as natural
as breathing.” - Nancy Youngbrandt with Richard Sydor, The Staff and Sword
Ministry (July 2023 Newsletter)​