Monday Morning Faith Week 4 - Faith Under Pressure

Life has a way of testing our faith when we least expect it, just as Horatio Spafford experienced when he lost his son, fortune, and four daughters in a shipwreck. True faith isn't proven when life is easy, but revealed when life is hard. God uses pressure in our lives for two key purposes: to produce something new in us, like the boldness that led a suffering woman to reach for Jesus' healing touch, and to reveal what's already inside us, as He did when He called the hiding Gideon a mighty warrior. We must develop faith that lasts beyond Sunday morning by understanding that problems develop endurance, endurance builds character, and character strengthens hope. When pressure hits, we can use the P.R.A.Y. method: Praise God's greatness, Repent from unnecessary burdens, Ask for what we need, and Yield to let Jesus work.