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Having Faith Toward Things, Part 3 (TMF:2739)

Thursday, November 06, 2025
Peace to Live By: Having Faith Toward Things, Part 3 (TMF:2739) - Daniel Litton
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       And someone might immediately ask, “Well, doesn’t that imply I don’t have faith, because I am saying, “It’s okay if I don’t get what I want.”? Actually, it rather implies faith because having a strong desire for anything implies that you don’t have faith. Think about it. If you have a strong desire for something, and you pray to God for it, and you hope for it, and you continue to have that strong desire, isn’t that underlying energy a sign that you are afraid you’re not going to get what you want? Isn’t the actual desiring of something a form of worry? It appears so. However, if one has given up the desire, surrendering it totally and absolutely, this allows God to be free to give whatever is desired if he decides to. Surrendering something totally doesn’t mean that one will automatically get what they want, but it definitely increases the odds since they are not being too demanding of God, while at the same time being too full of worry that they won’t get what they want.