The power in truly believing in something is forgotten about. I am not really sure where that simple truth became so lost in translation and throughout life, but it has. We overcomplicate things that shouldn't be complicated at all.
Are you a little confused by what I have wrote so far? Because I am.
I did it on purpose. I did it to make you realize how crazy it is that we forget the power of believing. Such a simple truth.
There is a common misconception that goes around where you hear people say: "fake it to you make it." I've said that, and I have lived it. Especially for many months when I first started my career. We should be saying, "I believe it because I'm here." If I would've had that belief during the beginning months of my career, I can almost guarantee that I would've gotten off to a fast start. I was just faking it till I made it and pretended to know what I was doing and I thought that was what would lead to success. But I will tell you this, since I have truly started believing in the work I do and the value in I bring, everything is so much more fulfilling and rewarding to me.
How often are you like that in your faith? Do you coast? Try to fit in with other believers entirely based off of good deeds? I've tired that too, and have lived it. I never was fulfilled until I truly believed. All we have to do is believe that Christ Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
We won't get to heaven by doing the right thing over and over again...we will spend eternity in heaven when we truly believe. A truth so simple, we forget about it all time.
Oftentimes, when I sit down and spend time unpacking the word and seeing what I can learn, I feel like I need to find something that is going to make me feel good, or find something I can use to encourage other people. I am always trying to increase my knowledge and wisdom, and I overcomplicate it. I have read confusing things in my bible my entire life, and I always beat myself up over it because for some reason I overcomplicated my faith, and forgot about the simplicity of salvation...which is belief.
God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God - that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord."
(1 Corinthians 1:28-31)
In that scripture Paul continues to emphasize that the way to receive salvation is so simple that any person who wants to can understand it. Skill and wisdom do not get a person into God's kingdom - simple faith does - so no one can boast that his or her achievements helped him or her secure eternal life.
There is nothing we can do to receive salvation, we just have to accept what Jesus has already done for us.
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