Faith is sputtering.
Engine light’s flashing.
Patience’s now antsy.
Fuel tank’s near empty.
Needs are piling up.
Desires don’t show up.
You’re now devils’ gossip.
Time for a faith tune-up!
If you are progressing on your Christian walk,
There will surely be times when your faith will balk.
In living by faith, you have NoT been lazy.
You’re now all grown up, no longer a baby.
Mountain top experiences you try to recall,
Were so big in your mind. Now they seem so very small.
You try to believe, but now you just assume.
Heads up, my Friend. Welcome to God’s Tune-up Room.
His Tune-up Room is really His workshop,
It’s so quiet, you can hear a pin drop.
Don’t mistake silence for inactivity.
Just know He does nothing impetuously.
While waiting, here are some things you should do.
While He works, some things He’s reserved for you.
First, check the fuel level in your Love tank.
Faith works by Love. On this God’s Word is frank.
Next, to ensure your faith remains ‘combustive’,
You will need to pour in some ‘faith additives’.
For these, Peter lays out a clear prescription.
Engine light’s flashing.
Patience’s now antsy.
Fuel tank’s near empty.
Needs are piling up.
Desires don’t show up.
You’re now devils’ gossip.
Time for a faith tune-up!
If you are progressing on your Christian walk,
There will surely be times when your faith will balk.
In living by faith, you have NoT been lazy.
You’re now all grown up, no longer a baby.
Mountain top experiences you try to recall,
Were so big in your mind. Now they seem so very small.
You try to believe, but now you just assume.
Heads up, my Friend. Welcome to God’s Tune-up Room.
His Tune-up Room is really His workshop,
It’s so quiet, you can hear a pin drop.
Don’t mistake silence for inactivity.
Just know He does nothing impetuously.
While waiting, here are some things you should do.
While He works, some things He’s reserved for you.
First, check the fuel level in your Love tank.
Faith works by Love. On this God’s Word is frank.
Next, to ensure your faith remains ‘combustive’,
You will need to pour in some ‘faith additives’.
For these, Peter lays out a clear prescription.
Better to treat it as
God’s admonition! 1
To maximize fuel economy, add virtue,
To maximize fuel economy, add virtue,
with more knowledge. 2
To restore full power, add all the perseverance
you can manage.
Reduce harmful
emissions by adding self-control
and godliness.
To finish, pour in a
generous measure of brotherly kindness.
Taking these four steps
will keep you busy for quite a while,
And you will avoid waiting
behavior that’s juvenile.
Yours will be faith,
more efficient, resilient and durable!
Folk will be amazed
at what, in you, God makes …displayable.
Faith alone won’t cut
it, I must admit,
Ponder additives
meant to benefit.
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1 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith
virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control
perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and
to brotherly kindness love. (2 Peter
1:5-7)
2 Virtue
– moral excellence
