Indispensable Faith

Hebrews 11:6- "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarded of those who diligently seek Him."  Our relationship with each other is one based on confidence and confidence rests on character.  God is a being of supreme moral excellence, possessing in perfection all of the qualities that make up holy character.  He deserves and invites the unreserved confidence of every man.  Any good and proper relationship to Him must be one of confidence and of faith.  Where there is no faith, it is impossible to please Him.  The fallen nature of man began with a loss of confidence of faith in God.  Man questioned the very character and integrity of God and therefore opened the doors to every kind of evil and darkness.  Only a restored faith can bring a restored relationship.  John 8:12- "I am the light of the world, He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."  1 John 5:10 says he who does not believe God has made Him a liar...  A God who lies is a God without character, and where there is no character there can be no confidence.  These things cause me to ask some questions.  Do you think there needs to be a balance betwee our confidence or faith in God and our fear of God?  Or is our fear of God something that we only experience at the beginning of our relationship with Him?  As we come to know God more and our love is being perfected and fear is cast out (1 Jn. 4:18), how do we balance coming before God in confidence still recognizing His position of being a Holy God deserving of our complete devotion and our position of being so unworthy?  Or perhaps we can come to Him as a Holy God in confidence because He has made us holy and clothed us with His righteousness.  Hmm...something to think about!  We need to repent and give a sincere apology to God for distrusting Him for so long and by faith, throw ourselves upon Christ in complete confidence and this will achieve reconciliation between God and man.  We need to allow the grace of God to meet us where we are and to change us from what we are sorry we've become into what we are fervently longing to be.  My soul is hungry for more of Him and I pray that I will learn more of how to be wise in the wisdom of God and that with the help of His Holy Spirit I can learn to follow and obey the Truth no matter what it may cost.