The Complexities of Conviction _ Pt 2

<p>Tuesday 15th September,2020 .</p> <p><br></p> <p>A lovely Tuesday morning to you in the name of Jesus.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;We are still talking about the complexities around conviction. The complexities of conviction. Yesterday, we started and spoke about this man who brought his son to Jesus and Jesus said "You know what? If you have faith all these things are possible to him who believes" and he said "Lord I believe but help my unbelief!"&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The question is this; How do you have belief and unbelief at the same time? How do you have faith and doubt at the same time? and the truth is this; Doubt is the confusion that's surrounds our conviction. Because every time God tells you to do something, there will be things around that will make you believe or make you think that what God has said to you is absolutely impossible.</p> <p><br></p> <p>So He says to Abraham at age 75 when his wife was 65, He said " You will have a child, it didn't happen and Abraham was wondering and at 99, God came again and said " You know what? This time next year, you will have a child" and Abraham was like "how can I have a child when I am old and Sarah's womb is dead? "He was going to exercise his conviction but there were &nbsp;lots of confusing things around it and those confusing things are the things we call "doubt" they are the things that instigate doubt, they are the things that push out doubt.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;We will read Gen 22: 1-4 (NLT)</p> <p>"Some time later, God tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. "Yes,” he replied. “Here I am.” “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day of their journey, Abr