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The Fireproof Faith

The word “faith” refers to a lot of things, and it is such a indescribable word. I also think that this word, describes your own relationship with God. God wants us to have a fireproof faith in Him. As an example, let’s say God writes all your faithful actions

towards Him down on a piece of paper. Maybe, you are thinking now; “Stop, I don’t think there was a lot of faithful actions in my life.”

If this is your thoughts, then perhaps you are on the right tracks with your life. God says; “Blessed is the one that knows his sins, because he is nearer to God, than the one that says, I don’t have any sins.” That is actually a big proclamation, to acknowledge that you do have sins and even more to proclaim you do make mistakes, and that you are indeed not without faults or brokenness in your life. It takes a lot of courage to say; “I have sins, I do make mistakes!” Surely, you will agree with me, that, these are big words to utter, in fact it takes a lot of faith in God, to come to that point in our lives.

What we don’t know, is that when we find that courage to say those difficult words, it is actually a proclamation of our faith in Him. With those words we proclaim how much we need Him, and that we are lost without Him. The more we realize how dependent we are on God, the more we realize that we need Him in every part of our lives. Once you have managed to reach that point in your faith, you are one step closer towards the circle of fireproof faith in Him.

So now you are standing in front of that fire, one step closer to God in your faith. Your eyes see the circles of the fire going round and round. The heat is so intense that it causes perspiration all over your face and body. Your hands feel clammy and sweaty and your legs feel too weak to take the next step, in your faith. Your eyes become watery and you want to cry out from your heart. “God, please help me. I feel like I am going up into flames all over my body. My body is aching for You, screaming for You, in these flames.”

Standing in front of these blistering flames, I feel a passion towards You, that causes me to burn up in myself. It is a desire towards You, that I can’t describe. It is like the flames are playing with my mind. It is almost as if the flames are spelling out the words in my heart.” The tears are streaming down your cheeks, and this causes a burning sensation in your eyes. You try to read the words, that the flames are laying out for you. The letters are vague, and you focus your eyes closer together to see the words more clearly. Then suddenly, you see the words. “Take a step forward towards Me, my child.” At first you thought; “God, what are you asking of Me? Do You want me to burn up in those flames?” Then God calms your heart again. “My beloved child, your desire and flammable passion for Me, leads you to another victory in your faith in Me.

You are longing for Me, you have a burning passion and desire for Me in your life. In your burning passion and desire for Me, you have proven your love for Me. It is that kind of love for Me, that I am looking for in My children.

Once you found that flame for Me in your heart, you are able to stand more firmly in your faith for Me, in every situation. Maybe the fires of life try to pull you back into danger, hurt and pain of life constantly. But if your love for Me is so flammable, it pushes those flames away from you, because the fire of Love for Me, leads you to victory in Me.”

These thoughts of God cause the anxiety rising in your heart, to calm down. You suddenly feel you have the courage and faith in your heart, to take another step forward in your faith. It is as if the flame of love for God creates space in your heart for new and greater discoveries in God. The flame of love for God clears up a lot of things in your struggle, towards your faith in Him. You feel

like you understand God’s love now. With His love in your heart you are able to receive His love or others love for you. With this love of God in your heart, you are finally also able to reach out to others, to share that love with others and to shower other people with His love. “Thank you God, your flame of love is so precious to me and I will keep it close to my heart.”

You take a deep breath and take one step closer to the flames. It is actually such an irony to you, because on the one side you feel the flames burning you and this causes warnings of greater danger and fear but on the other side of those emotions, you also feel like the flames are inviting you to go deeper into their arms, with the uncertainty of where it will take your faith next.

With another step closer to God, the heat around you rises up again. Now you feel like the flames want to swallow you. Your heart is seeking for your faith in God, but it seems like you can’t find it now. “Why can’t I resist these flames?” Your eyes are seeking for God in the flames. The smoke is causing a burning sensation in your lungs, that rises up through your throat, and it comes out in spasms of severe coughs. Your whole thorax feels like it is ripped apart. With the pain in your chest the tears flow out of the corner of your eyes. You feel like the burden that you are carrying at that moment, has become so heavy, it hurts you to carry it. In the midst of the flames, you want to scream your needs out to God, through your prayers. Although your knees are weak, you fall down to the ground into the flames, raise your hands to God, and you start praying to Him like you never prayed before. The sad, passionate and desperate words of your deep sincere prayers roll over your dry lips. You pray constantly, without stopping, pouring your weak heart out to your loving God.

At that moment you feel a relief in your heart, and it’s with great amazement that you inhale a new breath of hope, while standing in the fire. The new breath in your body reminds you of God’s mercy. God’s mercy for us is so big and strong, but how will we ever know that, if we don’t know God in our lives or if we don’t know His Bible, His precious Word. In your heart you come to the conclusion that, in order for us to know and understand God’s mercy for us, we need to tie ourselves to His mercy. We can’t

complain about the lack of God’s mercy and His support, if our lives do not speak of our relationship with God.

We must grow on a daily basis towards God in His mercy, so that we will be able to fully understand His mercy for us. We can only learn to that, if we full heartedly persist in our faith in Him. Perseverance in your faith leads to a riper holy relationship in God. With these thoughts in your mind, the flames suddenly open up, and create a path for you to walk through the flames. Your heart warms up in you and is full of words of admiration and thankfulness to God. These feelings spark new joy in you. You rejoice in God, for the richness of knowledge and wisdom you received and gained in Him, by going through the flames. Tears of love and admiration for God slide down your cheeks. Standing on the other side of the blissful fire, you finally feel free, you feel accepted, you feel loved and secure in Him.

Facing those fire’s of life is never easy, but if you can learn in those fires to trust God, if you can acknowledge that you need God,

that you love Him dearly with passion, learn to know and understand His mercy, then the fire of faith in you becomes a fire that burns and shines towards victory in God.

Flames that lead your faith to be fireproof in God!

♥ The flame of a need for God.

♥ The flame of love and passion for God.

♥ The flame of prayer to God.

♥ The flame of God’s mercy.

♥ The flame of thankfulness toward God.

♥ The flame of rejoicing in God.

By: Marieke Zeevaart