confess unbelief

Unbelief is sin. All unbelief about who God says He is - is sin.

I have never completely realized this was sin before. I was always working under the assumption that unbelief is just part of who we are - a part of our nature to question if things are true or not. And if I have ever thought of unbelief as sin before - it was only ever in relation to my initial salvation - and not to my ongoing sanctification.

Usually we just acknowledge that we have been believing lies about God. And once we acknowledge them - we then have an opportunity to choose whether we are going to walk in the truth or the lie... this is our normal course of things - at least in all I have seen and done.

Now the Lord has pointed out to me something that is entirely new to me - if my unbelief is a sin - then I must confess it - and bring it before Him into the light.

Here is the other amazing truth - I can not choose the truth over the lie .... NO! I must pray for the unbelief to be removed, and pray for the faith to believe the truth - so that my whole being will know that truth without question.

Then we will see God as He is - He is everything! - He is both the remover of sin and the filler of truth. AND the provider of faith.

Many verses ....

Heb 3:19
So because of their unbelief they were not able to enter His rest.

Heb 4: 1-3
God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God. For only we who believe can enter his rest.

Romans:10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Heb 11:1
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for - the confidence of things not seen.

Heb 12:2
Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith

Romans 12: 3, 2 Cor 10:13
Faith has been allotted to each of us but - we can grow in it too.

Galatians 3:3
If you began your new life in the Spirit - what makes you think you can now perfect it in the flesh - we need Jesus from start to finish - to perfect this faith in us.