COMIC: Denying God's Power?

NOTE: This is an old comic, written right after I returned from camp and was experiencing post-camp depression

Genuine faith in God means we trust in His words. So when His words tell us that the best way to achieve peace is through constant prayer and meditation on godly things, we should trust in that statement! Too often in my life when I feel like God is being lame, I’m actually the one who is being lame. Why do I complain and question the absence of God’s peace and power in my life? Well, taking a good, long look at myself I concluded that it’s because I haven’t been living my life believing that God will actually give me those things.

I’m like that guy in James: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”

‭‭James‬ ‭1:22-25‬

Also like that description in 2 Timothy 3:5: “having a form of godliness but denying its power.”

I’m not here to shame myself or anyone for being this way. We are all on our journey and we are all in different places, at different maturity levels, so it will take time for us to all learn how to live that powerful Christian life. I’m just here to tell you that God is faithful and good, and if you truly do what He tells you, there is an abundant, joyful, peaceful, and victorious life that He offers you. I really, really don’t want you to miss out on that!

So, go give it a try. Pray about EVERYTHING, every tiny difficulty, and give thanks for every little thing that comes across your mind, to the best of your ability, of course, not aiming for perfection here. Also, really focus your mind on godly things, I know some of us can handle worldly media or entertainment, but try your best to focus more on the things of God. Make sure there is more God in your mind than the world, ok?

If we can all do that, then the peace of God will be with us!