KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:
As believers, we’re not experientially righteous because of the deeds themselves, but because of living in the God-given faith that empowers those deeds.
God-given faith can’t help but WORK for God!
Spiritual Hypochondria – blog 12/13/25 (Lily Fredericks)
Anxiety, in the spiritual sense, is really just a fancy word for control issues. When we try to control our spiritual life or rush our sanctification or abstain from sin or any of that from our own will or strength, we’re really just trying to step into God’s office! When has that ever worked for anybody?
Even when we’re trying to control everything, God is still in control of our lives. Talk about patience, huh? Sometimes a reminder like that is all we need!
You may be long dead and gone before the fruit of your labor for Christ becomes evident.
Do you long for a faith that accomplishes your own, personal goals, or God’s? Is your faith even from God, or have you dragged it into God’s plan for your life, expecting God’s will to bend towards your own? On which faith have you set your expectations?