Romans 1:18-20
Saying that we “came to believe” suggests a process. That begins with acknowledging of need and a desire to be open to something different from what we know.
Belief is the result of consideration, doubt, reasoning, and concluding. The ability to form beliefs is part of what it means to be made in God’s image.
It involves emotion and logic. It leads to action. What, then, is the process that leads us to solid belief and changes our life?
We start with our own experiences, and we see what doesn’t work. Looking at the condition of our life, we realize that we don’t have enough power to overcome our self dependency.
We try with all our might, but to no avail. When we are quiet enough to listen, we hear that still, small voice inside us saying, “There is a powerful God, and he is able and willing to help us.” The apostle Paul said it this way: “They [the people who need God] know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them” (Romans 1:19).
Recognizing our internal weaknesses is the first step toward recovery, healing, and deliverance.
When we look beyond ourselves, we see that there are others who have struggled with an addiction, sickness, hurts, pains or any life problems and recovered.
We know that they, too, were unable to heal themselves, yet they now live free of addictive behaviors, and all forms of challenges that life presented to them as they believe in God who is able to heal and deliver.
We conclude that there must be a living God that helped them. Since we can see the similarities between their struggles and our own, we come to believe that our powerful God can restore us , heal and deliver us from every known and unknown challenges of life.
There is no doubt that healing, deliverance and restoration begins as we start to Believe that God is who He says He is and does what He says He will do. Believe this is the best thing to do.
Shalom.