I was going to use this in my sermon on Sunday, but as I was putting everything together I just didn't have enough room. So I thought that I would share it here.
The basis for this current message series on Doctrine is on building a foundation for our faith. Faith isn't a feeling, a Jesus fish on your car, or weekly church attendance. One's faith in God is based upon truth. Way too many Christians say they have a faith, yet they don't know what they believe. This causes problems when difficult times in life hit or when ones faith is brought into question. The result is Christians allow their faith to become fluid. It shifts and moves depending on what they feel, what they hear, or what Oprah says.
Here is an example. Last Sunday, a group of gay and lesbian folks protested the recent amendment to the California Constitution saying that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. Because of the amendment, a number of churches have had protests, this one in particular was at Saddleback Church in Orange County. One of the women protesting, Laura McFerrin, made this statement; (you can read the whole story here)
“The hardest part of coming out as a lesbian is aligning your faith with who you are.”
The truth is you don't align your faith with who you are. You align who you are with your faith in God. This isn't just a gay or lesbian issue. This is an issue for every person in how they deal with their relationships, thought life, money, careers, sex...the list is endless.
Solomon writes in Proverbs 3:5. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight."
If there is going to be any fluidity in your faith it should be found in you moving and changing to fit God's truth. So let me close this out with a question: What is your faith built upon?
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