LEADING BY FAITH

Bible Texts: Heb.11:1-3, Hab.2:4, Rom.10:17, Heb.11:6, Mk.9:23, Rom.10:10, Rom.4:17, Gal.4:19, Jos.1:6-8, Heb.11:30-32

Have you ever wondered what is one of the greatest weapons you require to lead yourself, your wife and children, successfully? The answer to the question is found in Habakkuk chapter 2.

The just shall live by faith……..( Hab.2:4).

The Scripture did not say you must have faith alone. God’s word says you must live by faith. This implies that you need to take bold steps of faith and not a bold face to become the fruitful husbandman.

As the husbandman every instruction God has given for the office of the husbandhood from His word is to help you become the good and godly man, husband and father. But you need to take bold steps of faith to live out the word of God. Jesus Christ, the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman said this.

All things are possible to him that believeth (Mk.9:23).

You need bold steps of faith to stand in the gap in prayers for your wife and children (Gal.4:19). You also need bold steps of faith to change your status from a dependent husbandman to a great provider (1Tim.5:8, 2Thess.3:10). As the good and godly husbandman, faith is a vital requirement for your success as the good and godly man, husband and father. You also need to live by faith because it pleases God (Heb.11:6).

So, how do I walk by faith and not by sight as I lead myself, wife and children? The first step you must take is to give attention to the word of God by studying it, thinking about what you have read (Jos.1:6-8). These two actions help you to grow in faith as the leader. The Bible says that, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Rom.10:17). The more you give attention to the word of God in seeking His plan for your life as the husbandman, the stronger you become to taking bold steps of faith.

Secondly, you must engage the weapon of prayer. Even God who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were (Rom.4:17). Jesus Christ who is the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman says that men ought to always pray and not faint (Lk.18:1). You must make prayer your lifestyle because praying to God on the basis of His word that you have discovered from Scriptures empowers your faith to obtain the promises of God for your calling as the husbandman.

Finally, you must match the word of God you have believed by confessing same confidently, regardless of the circumstances. In Romans chapter 10 and verse 10, the Bible has this to say. With the heart man believeth and with mouth confession is made unto salvation (Rom.10:10). You must discipline your tongue so that it doesn’t speak wrong but only what you have believed and prayed for.

What has God said in His word for you as the husbandman? What have you discovered from the Scriptures about yourself as the husbandman? What did the word of God say about the plan of God for your wife and children? Faith in God and His word guarantees the fulfillment of your calling as the good and godly man, husband and father.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, open my heart to Your words and help me to receive Your instructions with gladness.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, embolden me with the Spirit of faith as I lead myself, wife and children.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to discipline my tongue that I will only be speaking what You say and not what I see.

FAITH CONFESSION

I take bold steps of faith in my leadership role in my family because that is what empowers me to become the good and godly husbandman in Jesus Name. Amen.

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