choosing faith

A young man in his twenties came to receive prayer from our healing team family. His desire was to be set free from a smoking addiction. My prayer partner and I earnestly prayed for his request, asking Father to give Him grace and set him free. I looked at the young man after moments of prayer and asked him, "How do you feel?" He responded, "Weird. I've never felt like this before, it feels good!" He proceeded to ask me for a garbage as he reached into his coat pocket, pulling out a pack of cigarettes and crushing them with his hands! That young man walked away with a nearness of God he had never experienced before. 

My thoughts: I rejoiced over the victory just won in his life. The battle will more than likely continue for him and he might slip sometimes, but God's grace will strengthen him in those times if he just turns to Him. People will more than likely doubt that he was completely set free of his addiction (even ones reading this right now). What will I believe? I decided in that moment what that young man needs, and what I believe God desires from me, is to have faith for this man. I choose to keep faith in the power of my God and His sincere touch upon this young mans life. Others may doubt, they may even criticize him for believing God likes him enough to set him free. Yet, I will choose to put my hope and confidence in the God who is above every obstacle and has dominion over every addiction. Besides, how do we even achieve the great destiny God has for each of our lives? Many times God supplies others to come alongside us to have faith for the destiny He has called us to live. I pray that you would have faith today. Faith to see the God of the impossible work miracles in your life and the lives of others He has allowed to cross your path in this journey of life. Having faith is of much greater worth in the Kingdom of God than doubting.  Choose to have faith. Who knows, He might usher His Kingdom in and through your decision to believe. And maybe there would be more people walking free of addictions surrounding you. Maybe you just might be set free and able to walk out the fullness of His destiny for your life!