Working My Faith

Ok so this is the first time I’ve actually written in this category, so my apologiessssss.

But what I wanted to say really quick was. I’ve been sitting on James 2, where it talks about faith without works is dead. I remember more recently here within the past two weeks, me sitting in my car in the parking lot at Ulta Beauty, just sitting there legit in my thoughts. It came to me, this quick thought about doing more with my works, or doing more brick by brick.

I have to do more with working my faith. I remember telling myself at the beginning of 2024 that I was literally going to take it brick by brick. I was going to be done with comparing my house to someone else’s house, someone else’s street, someone else’s neighborhood and just primarily focus on the house that me & God are building together. I would tell myself that we can have similarities with our “houses”, but ultimately I’m building my own house. The term “Brick by Brick” meant for me was taking it step by step, regardless of whatever it was that I was working on. I tend to take on the entire house, starting from the roof top, versus working my way up from the foundation. Things with my mental health, physical, financial, emotions, yadda yadda. Well, that’s kinda the same thing with the works of your faith. You can have faith all day long or think you have faith that you believe that God has placed on your heart, your desires or even things you may be desiring for yourself, whatever the case may be. But at a certain point you have to match that faith with your works. I often find myself at times, just wanting things to just happen which in 9/10 cases it’s not even the case. Versus taking it brick by brick, or work by work to enhance my faith. And quite frankly, there is nothing wrong with taking it steps or “bricks” at a time.

God didn’t give me His word just for me to sit on it. I have to have some more action behind it. Just like how He does. He gives His word & backs it up with action for us to believe in His word & the word that He personally gives us within our own individual relationships with Him.

I say all that to say really is, if God has given you a word, a vision, a desire or whatever the case may be. Keep reminding yourself that you have to put in the work, it can’t just be faith alone. It’s been some things that I believe that God has given me, that I personally think is waaaaay to big for me to even be able to achieve, but if I keep working my faith, or “brick by brick” then there’s no telling what kind of house God will have me build.

So that’s my quick ramble about faith. Here are some scriptures that you can take a look at that I’m just thinking about.

James 2:26

Ephesians 3:20

Philippians: 4:13

Ok I’m done — Ms. Perfectly Imperfect. 🤍