{"id":303854,"date":"2016-02-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/real-faith\/"},"modified":"2016-02-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:00:00","slug":"real-faith","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/real-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is faith? Pastor Crawford Loritts reminds us that real faith isn&#8217;t just optimism, but confidence in a holy God. As our vision of His greatness and glory expands, so does our confidence in Him. God has given us a record of how He has worked in the past. 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They go to all the Bible studies, they come to all the services, they\u2019re in small groups, they\u2019re going to precept classes and all these wonderful things that they are doing, and there is <em>no<\/em> <em>change<\/em>. I\u2019ve learned to ask them the question: \u201cHave surrendered your will to God?\u00a0 Have you surrendered to God?\u00a0 You\u2019re doing the right stuff, but are you trusting Him?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, February 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. The foundation for a strong, healthy marriage and family is a foundation of faith and surrender. We\u2019ll talk about that today. Stay tuned. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. I was having a conversation last week with our guest today, and he said, \u201cI\u2019m going to be up there soon to be on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 He said, \u201cI know my book is not really kind of on the fat part of the bat for <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 And I thought\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Oh, I disagree. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cThis is pretty foundational to every healthy family\u201d; don\u2019t you think?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I really do. In fact, I just want our listeners to know something\u2014there are broadcasts that we do that I signal, in advance, something significant for you, as a follower of Jesus Christ, that you need to pay attention to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis subject today on faith\u2014and how you apply your faith, how you live by faith, how you walk by faith\u2014is of the utmost importance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me read to you two verses from Hebrews, Chapter 11\u2014and I want to read you two quotes that I have written in my Bible. Hebrews 11:1: \u201cNow, faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.\u201d\u00a0 You could argue that that\u2019s a pretty good definition of faith. It\u2019s the conviction of things not seen\u2014something hoped for \/ your heart\u2019s longing. It\u2019s a place where you put your trust. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>Then, verse 6 was also formative in my own Christian life. Verse 6 makes a startling statement. I want you to listen to the profound black-and-white statement that is made by the writer of Hebrews: \u201cAnd without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJust think about that for a moment. If you want to please God, you <em>have<\/em> to live by faith. There is no other way than to live by faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we have a guest with us who has, not only written a book, but who has lived the life\u2014I\u2019ve watched a good bit of it. He\u2019s a good friend of mine; hopefully, I am of his as well. Crawford Loritts has written a book called <em>Unshaken: Real Faith in Our Faithful God<\/em>. I want to tell you, again, as a listener, you are going to benefit from listening to Crawford on this broadcast today. Crawford\u2014welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Well, good to be back; and we are, <em>indeed<\/em>, great friends. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We are\u2014we are indeed. Crawford and his wife Karen live in the Atlanta area. They give leadership to Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe and his wife Karen have four adult children and ten\u2014count them\u2014ten grandchildren. Any announcements here for\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>None\u2014not that I know of. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Okay; okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>I\u2019m hoping everything is shut down, but I\u2019m not sure. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You kind of give us a basic definition of faith. You call it \u201cGod confidence.\u201d\u00a0 I really like that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; because I think faith has been hijacked in recent years. We\u2019ve confused faith with positive thinking, with optimism, with all these other things. We have self-talk and this kind of thing; but in the Bible, faith does not depend upon my own personal competencies or resources. It is outside of me\u2014it is attached to my vision of God. So, if I have a clear vision of God and a picture of His greatness, then, it dictates to me the level of my confidence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>When you say the words, \u201cvision of God,\u201d you\u2019re not talking about seeing some kind of mystical appearance of God at that point. You\u2019re talking about God as He has revealed Himself in the Bible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; absolutely\u2014and that\u2019s a good catch right there\u2014I don\u2019t mean in a mystical sense\u2014but I do mean that our picture of God is given to us by His revelation in these 66 books of the Bible. The more we <em>know<\/em> about God and apply the truths that we learn about God to our daily lives, it makes <em>clearer<\/em> to us in all facets of what our great God looks like or begins to look like more clearly in our own hearts and minds. That lays a foundation for our faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, if we know the truth about God as we face life\u2014whether it be a choice, a fork in the road, whether it be a test, a challenge, a crisis\u2014our knowledge of who God is can move us to the premise of this book\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014which is\u2014God confidence \/ trusting in Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right\u2014He\u2019s unfailing. That\u2019s the reason why He has given us a record in the Word of God and throughout history\u2014of how He has worked, what He has done, how He has intervened in the human predicament\u2014not to celebrate my own ability to come up with things for Him to do but to point to what He has done and what He can do. I align with who He is\u2014as a person \/ His character\u2014and that becomes my confidence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The value\u2014and just to kind of restate what Crawford said in a different way\u2014the hope of your faith is based upon its object. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely\u2014and not the other way around\u2014not the other way around. We hear people all the day talking about their positive professions, or their declarations, or their aspirations. Well, faith, in the Bible, is not coming up with things for God to do\u2014it\u2019s the <em>opposite<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod allows us to be in situations so that we experience what He can do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And we experience Him\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>And we experience Him\u2014absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014as we trust Him, and you lean into Him, and say, \u201cGod, I\u2019m facing this challenge with a teenager,\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014or \u201cI\u2019ve got this difficulty with my spouse. Would You give me wisdom?\u00a0 Would You show me how to love my wife \/ show me how to respect my husband?\u201d \u201cShow me how to guide my teenager through these turbulent days that he or she is living in.\u201d\u00a0 God shows up there; doesn\u2019t He, Crawford?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>He does. And even the way you described that\u2014it\u2019s wonderful, Dennis, because you\u2019re praying\u2014and you are not worrying on your knees, and you\u2019re not doing some self-talk, and you\u2019re not kind of like venting. You\u2019re talking to the One who <em>can<\/em> and <em>will<\/em> do something about that situation\u2014that\u2019s faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And in that sense, just the very act of praying is a step of faith because the fact that you\u2019d go to God and say, \u201cI need help,\u201d\u2014you wouldn\u2019t go to somebody who you didn\u2019t think couldn\u2019t offer you the help. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou are stating, \u201cGod is a source of help, and I\u2019m coming to You because I believe You can help me.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely\u2014absolutely, Bob. And that\u2019s the reason we\u2019ve got to stop making faith so mystical and so mythical; you know. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPrayer, itself, is an expression\u2014my definition of prayer is: An expression of my life-dependence upon God. That\u2019s the reason why I pray. I <em>don\u2019t<\/em> pray to make myself feel better. I <em>don\u2019t<\/em> pray to vent. I <em>don\u2019t<\/em> pray like I\u2019m doing some yoga class with Bible verses. I <em>don\u2019t<\/em> do that. I pray because I\u2019m expressing to God: \u201cThere is a gap here. I need You to feel this gap, and I depend on You in all things.\u201d So, it\u2019s not worrying on my knees \/ it\u2019s not venting. It\u2019s seeking the Ancient of Days to do what He has promised to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And it\u2019s not informing God\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>No. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014about what\u2019s happening because He already knows what\u2019s going on in the first place. It\u2019s the expression of prayer that says, \u201cI\u2019m helpless.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201cI don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201cWould You help me, God?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYears ago, Bob\u2014here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, we talked about the prayer of helpless parent. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think that God <em>loves<\/em> the prayer of a helpless parent. When you are facing a circumstance with a child, where you are hamstrung\u2014you do not know what you ought to do, what all the issues are, you can\u2019t get your arms around it\u2014yet, you cry out to God and say, \u201cGod, help!\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; exactly; exactly. And it\u2019s in that cry that you are expressing faith. But you know, we can back up a little bit and just\u2014you know, the Bible says that we walk by faith and not by sight. Now, consider the word, \u201cwalk,\u201d\u2014it\u2019s a general term. Everything that we <em>do<\/em> in life is an expression of our confidence in God\u2014everything. Faith is to be expressed in how I make my decisions, how I respond to people, how I step into the gaps, what I do when I find out that my teenaged daughter is pregnant or my 16-year-old son is smoking dope and snorting cocaine: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhat do I do?\u201d\u00a0 Well, in everything\u2014there is not a moment in our life when it\u2019s ever okay not to depend on God\u2014and that\u2019s faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>First Thessalonians 5\u2014doesn\u2019t it say, \u201cGive thanks in everything\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cand pray about everything\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We bring those circumstances we\u2019re facing before God. What you are talking about, as you talk about walking by faith and not by sight, is being God-dependent. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. And here is a challenge for us\u2014with all of our Christian resources, we can use things as a surrogate for faith \/ as a replacement for faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know we are committed to FamilyLife\u2014I\u2019m on the Board here, and I know your heart too. But people can go to our conferences, they can order our resources, they can go through that and make the dastardly assumption that\u2014just because they sat in a ballroom, or they looked at a resource, or they walked through something\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014that that, in and of itself, is going to transform them. No, the transformation comes when you take a step of faith to believe God to apply those truths to my heart and life. <em>That\u2019s<\/em> when the change comes. And so, I\u2019m applying that whole concept\u2014we walk by faith and not by sight. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to give a listener a hope here today\u2014that none of us are smart enough to bring transformation to our own lives, none of us are bright enough, and none of us will ever have the competencies that we need to bring substantive change to our lives. That\u2019s the work of God. That\u2019s the reason why we have to reach out in faith and take those steps of faith and obedience to what He said to apply His truths to our situations. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, let\u2019s just try to unpack this a little bit because you brought up the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> getaway. Somebody comes to the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>, and one of the things they are going to hear about is effective communication. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019re going to tell them that good listening is a part of effective communication, and there are some things you can do in your marriage to be a better listener\u2014you can listen with your face, you can have focused attention, you can listen with a desire of wanting to understand what the other person is saying\u2014not becoming defensive. We\u2019re going to talk about some very practical things that will enhance your listening skills. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I hear you saying is: \u201cIf you walk away with those techniques and you say, \u2018Those techniques will make a difference in my marriage,\u2019\u2019 you\u2019re saying, \u201cThey might make a momentary difference if you try to apply them in your own power \/ in your own strength.\u201d\u00a0 But you\u2019re saying, \u201cThose techniques need to be applied in concert with the belief\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cthat God can do a work in your marriage.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; yes. It\u2019s like a baseball player. You can go to the plate and put a bat and a ball down in front of the plate and say: \u201cYou know what?\u00a0 This is what this game is all about, and this is how you use this. This is what it\u2019s going to do,\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but until I pick it up and use it\u2014and I don\u2019t mean in my own strength\u2014this is where my illustration breaks down. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf I get this information, and God has brought me here, and I say: \u201cThank you, Lord, that I\u2019ve learned how to be a listener, and I\u2019ve learned how to forgive, and I\u2019ve learned how to use these things. Will You, by Your Spirit, help me to use them appropriately in the right way?\u201d\u2014that\u2019s when the change takes place. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We can give you the technique. You try to apply that technique in your own power\u2014you will have momentary success with it\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014for a period time, but you don\u2019t have it in you to apply biblical truth in your life in your own power for a lifetime. You\u2019ve got to have God energizing you and working through you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. Let\u2019s take it out of the realm of that. I\u2019m a pastor, and I go through this all the time. I meet people at our church that are frustrated. They go to all the Bible studies, they come to all the services, they\u2019re in small groups, they are going to precept classes, and all these wonderful things that they are doing\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014and there is no change. I\u2019ve learned to ask them the question: \u201cHave you surrendered your will to God?\u00a0 Have you surrendered it to God?\u00a0 You are doing the right stuff, but are you trusting Him?\u2014are you trusting Him?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can do all the right stuff and be as frustrated as the day is long\u2014and that\u2019s really the definition of legalism. You can part it out, you can step it out, you can chart it out, you can communicate it, and you can talk about it\u2014but until you say: \u201cOh, God, You are my source. You are my strength. You\u2019ve given me right answers. Now, I believe You. By faith, I\u2019m going to trust You; and You\u2019re going to use me to see these things transform my life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And I think it\u2019s important that ultimately folks understand that, when we say we believe God, then, what ought to be the result of that is that our lives should be lived out as if that\u2019s true\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014that we really do believe God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Not just that we say, \u201cI think that\u2019s true, but I\u2019m still going to live like it\u2019s not.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. And that\u2019s a wonderful catch there because belief and faith in the Bible are never separated from surrender and yieldedness. So, in that sense, it\u2019s not an intellectual assent, where I can compartmentalize my life and say: \u201cHey, yes, I believe that. I believe that.\u201d\u00a0 No, it\u2019s a <em>commitment<\/em> of me to that which I believe\u2014if I say that I believe that God <em>CAN<\/em> and He <em>WILL<\/em> do this, then, I act accordingly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>I hope our listeners will get a copy of your book. It\u2019s called <em>Unshaken<\/em>, and it\u2019s all about what we\u2019re talking about here. It\u2019s all about faith and how important faith is. Let me just mention that we have it in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. If a listener would like to get a copy, it is really easy. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and order a copy of the book, <em>Unshaken<\/em>, by Crawford Loritts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Earlier in the broadcast, I said I was going to read two verses and give two quotes. I didn\u2019t give the two quotes. One of the quotes is appropriate right here. It\u2019s by Martin Luther\u2014he said: \u201cFaith is the \u2018Yes,\u2019 of the heart. It is the conviction upon which one lives his life.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the picture of surrender. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Now, Crawford, for you, I just want to know\u2014was there a point in time where the surrender occurred and the real life started for Crawford Loritts?\u00a0 I mean, you\u2019ve spoken around the world to tens of thousands of people in\u2014who knows how many dozens of countries\u2014preach every Sunday at Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, Georgia. You\u2019ve been on the radio. You\u2019re written books. But your life of faith started, I think, at some point in time where you decided to go all-in. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. It\u2019s a journey of faith that was initiated by the expression of faith when I was 13-and-a-half years old. I said, \u201cYes,\u201d to Jesus. I turned from my sin, and I turned to Jesus as the only source of my deliverance from sin. Boy, it was a wonderful, wonderful time. But it\u2019s a journey of faith, too, because God continues to bring us to gaps. You know, I started to title the book\u2014in fact\u2014<em>Fill in the Gaps<\/em> because that\u2019s the nature of the Christian life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd by the way\u2014by the way, in Ephesians, Chapter 6, there are some things you have on, in terms of the armor; but it\u2019s interesting that he says, \u201cAnd take the shield of faith.\u201d\u00a0 Faith is a <em>choice<\/em>. It is a decision that I <em>choose<\/em> not to be self-reliant, but I choose to rely upon God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is this journey of faith that we\u2019re all on. If you are an authentic follower of Jesus Christ\u2014it\u2019s not whether or not you\u2019re going to express faith\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014it\u2019s just <em>when<\/em> because He\u2019s going to make sure that your faith is rich, and it\u2019s deep, and that you have to respond to Him if you\u2019re going to go anywhere further down the road in terms of your walk and relationship with Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>In other words, once you begin that walk of faith through surrender, you\u2019re going to come to a fork in the road <em>repeatedly<\/em> in your life where fresh surrender in probably some new areas of your life have to get surrendered to Christ as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right because faith is God\u2019s gift to us to reveal to us how much further we have to go. I mean, there\u2019s a lot of stuff in our hearts and lives that constantly is unearthed. We get on guys like Abraham, but Abraham had to <em>learn<\/em> faith in his life. It was a <em>journey<\/em> of faith in his life. He hedged his bets \/ he started out okay\u2014then, there were dilemmas; and he didn\u2019t do so well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen God said, \u201cI\u2019m going to give you a baby.\u201d\u00a0 He said: \u201cLook, the plumbing doesn\u2019t work anymore at this age. Look at Sarah here. This is not happening here.\u201d\u00a0 And God said, \u201cAre you going to believe Me?\u201d\u00a0 Sarah laughed; and God said, \u201cWhat are you laughing at?\u201d\u00a0 So, He deepens his faith. That happens.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, He said in Genesis 22: \u201cOkay, kill your son. Kill the promise.\u201d\u00a0 And there is another test of faith; but at this time, Abraham got it. If you look through the verbs in Genesis, Chapter 22, Abraham does not repackage what God said. He doesn\u2019t reduce it. But it said, \u201cHe gets up early in the morning, he saddles the donkey, he takes his son, and he goes toward that place. He says, \u2018God is going to deliver him,\u2019 but I\u2019m going to keep obeying.\u201d\u00a0 He learned: \u201cDon\u2019t try to do what God is going to do. Your job is to obey Him, even in the dark places.\u201d\u00a0 Then he saw another deliverance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>All that to say\u2014faith is a journey\u2014we will have those moments in which we have to come to grips with our doubts and our fears, but it\u2019s orchestrated by God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The other quote that I had I wanted to share with our listeners\u2014they\u2019ve heard me share this one before. It\u2019s one for our single listeners right now\u2014or maybe, the parents of an adult child, who is single, and maybe, in his 20\u2019s or her 20\u2019s \/ 30\u2019s and not married and kind of wondering, \u201cWhat\u2019s God got for me here?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMartyn Lloyd-Jones was a great English preacher. He made a very simple statement about faith\u2014he said, \u201cFaith is the refusal to panic.\u201d\u00a0 Faith is the refusal to panic. So, if you\u2019re a single person and you don\u2019t like your state\u2014I\u2019m not talking about Georgia or California, here\u2014I\u2019m talking about where He has you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014by the way, you don\u2019t have to be single to not like where He has you\u2014but you don\u2019t like your circumstances. Faith says: \u201cI refuse to panic. I will do what Crawford talks about in the book\u2014I\u2019m going to have God confidence,\u201d\u2014which is the essence of faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just want to go back, again, and read Hebrews, Chapter 11, verse 6: \u201cAnd without faith, it is impossible to please Him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.\u201d\u00a0 Faith expects God to show up. Now, He may not do it in the way you want\u2014I can promise you that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>God doesn\u2019t show up in a box like we put Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But He will show up, but you have to trust Him. The question is, \u201cWill you have a God confidence about your life?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I think one of the things that this conversation has made clear is that there is a lot of confusion among a lot of people about what faith is and \u201cHow hard do I have to believe?\u201d and \u201cWhat is it exactly I\u2019m supposed to <em>do<\/em> to demonstrate faith?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYour book really gives clarity to what can sometimes be a confusing subject. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we\u2019ve got copies of the book, <em>Unshaken: Real Faith in Our Faithful God<\/em> in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. Listeners can go to FamilyLifeToday.com to order a copy of the book. Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY and order over the phone\u20141-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 Ask about the book, <em>Unshaken<\/em>, by Crawford Loritts when you get in touch with us; and we\u2019ll get a copy sent to you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, as you know, 2016 is a special year for us\u2014we are celebrating 40 years as a ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s our anniversary, and we are the proud sponsor of a lot of anniversaries. In fact, we want to say, \u201cCongratulations!\u201d today to our friends, Jan and Theresa Pokorny, who live in Omaha, Nebraska. They have been married 34 years today\u2014so \u201cHappy Anniversary!\u201d to the Pokornys. By the way, they are Legacy Partners\u2014monthly contributors to the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd during the month of February, we\u2019re hoping to recruit a lot of long-time radio listeners\u2014ask you to consider becoming monthly Legacy Partners. It\u2019s our Legacy Partners who provide the financial stability necessary for this program to continue, month in and month out. And when you become a Legacy Partner, we\u2019ll stay connected with you throughout the year\u2014keep you up to date with all that\u2019s going on, here at FamilyLife. We\u2019ll send you a welcome kit as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll you have to do to become a Legacy Partner, like the Pokornys, is go online at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014or call 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life,\u2014and then the word, \u201cTODAY,\u201d\u2014and say, \u201cI want to join the team and become a Legacy Partner.\u201d\u00a0 Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd be sure to join us back again tomorrow when we\u2019re going to continue exploring what real faith looks like. Hope you can tune in for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2016 FamilyLife. 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