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WHEN FAILURE LEADS TO GREATER FAITH
Kris Vallotton
December 28, 2021
FAITH VS. FAILURE
Failure is often a catalyst to faith in the Kingdom of God. Oftentimes we assume that God can’t use areas of our lives where we lack capability and craft. Thus, we confine and constrict ourselves to what’s comfortable and familiar, instead of leaping into the land of risk. Yet, it’s often in the land of risk that we find the catalysts to greater depth of the supernatural in our life.
Now, let me be clear; I am not encouraging any sense of moral failure in order to reach greater levels of faith, but it is obvious that Jesus created a culture of faith around Him.
The Bible says that Judas was a thief and Jesus knew it (John 12:4-7). Yet Jesus made Judas the treasurer of His ministry. Why would Jesus make Judas the treasurer when He knew that he was a thief?
This culture of faith was manifested in Jesus’ trusting people before they deserved it. This resulted in eleven men becoming world-changers and one man hanging himself; world-changers are only developed in a culture of faith.
Faith requires risk; however, risk doesn’t mean reckless — we need the wisdom of God when approaching problems beyond our power. But, the beauty of the Gospel is that God wants a relationship with you: He wants to partner with you to solve the problems of our day and brave a path of Heavenly brilliance.
The Lord entrusts us with challenges that require us to lean into faith and partner with the Holy Spirit in order to succeed.
On this week’s episode of Cultural Catalysts, I sat down for a conversation with my good friend and SQ Institute
Instructor Lindsey Reiman. Lindsey shared the incredible story of her journey to discovering her calling of unlocking heavenly solutions for practical purposes on the earth. It wasn’t free of failure but rather was a risk-filled journey to reward.
THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
STEPPING INTO THE LAND OF RISK
If you are eager to further develop your spiritual intelligence, carry insight and interpretation of prophecies, access divine brilliance that impacts a whole generation, and provide solutions that could save a nation, SQ Institute enrollment is now open. Lindsey Reiman and I will be teaching courses that empower you to think beyond the limits of human reasoning by accessing God's thoughts and ideas in real-time, increasing your capacity for spiritual intelligence.
My prayer for you this week is that you are filled with encouragement as you partner with the Lord in taking risks and stepping out of your comfort zone! You were created to be a sanctified solutionary.
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