A Deeper Faith and A Widow

How many times do we see God at work, hear His truths and see His power displayed miraculously and yet still we live in doubts and questions?

Faith is child's play.

Faith is foolishness.

Faith is something to work out through fear and trembling.

1st Kings 17:7-24 Tells the story of Elijah meeting with the widow at Zarephath

During the encounter Elijah tells the widow God has promised to provide for her physical needs despite the drought in the land.

The story does not go into detail. But I wonder, did the jar not run dry and the flour not get used up just in a completely miraculous way that they just never ran out OR was it that despite all of her neighbors crops drying up and shriveling or failing to produce due to the drought that yet hers continued to flourish and grow so she could glean when others could not? Either way, I imagine the miraculous event occurring in front of her day after day would cause her Faith to be secure, solid and even unmoved.

Yet, just like the widow,  we can see the miraculous taking place right before our very eyes day after day and we can still choose to walk in willful unbelief. We can choose to walk in doubts. And we can choose to allow questions to cloud out Faith!

The widow sees Gods miraculous promise fulfilled. Yet, as time went on the woman's son became ill and died. When he died she cried out. In her desperation she gave her dead son to Elijah.

Then, Elijah cried out!

And it was after this miracle that the woman finally relented in her doubts and turned toward Faith.

"Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth." -The Widow At Zarephath

God, in what areas am I living in doubts and questions rather than allowing my faith to rise up? Where am I walking in unbelief? Show my heart the areas you desire me to grow and develop a deeper Faith. Help me surrender my doubts and questions and fears and unbelief to You and trust you even when I can't understand or comprehend. Please forgive my unbelief and help me overcome it! Please open my eyes to see you at work in the miraculous all around me! Let my Faith rise up!

In Jesus name, amen!