Fully Persuaded

"Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised." - Romans 4:20-21

These verses are talking about Abraham. God promised him not only a son in his old age, but He promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. When someone promises me something, I have a hard time believing that they will do it. How many times I have thought to myself, "When I see it, I'll believe it." I think especially today, we don't believe something unless it happens right now. Why is that? Because we are not "fully persuaded" that the person has the power or the ability to do what they have promised. So we wonder will they do what they said? Will they come through in the end? I mentioned to my husband that I wanted to read a particular book. He promised to give it to me for my birthday. At first I was happy and I looked forward to receiving it. But my birthday was a month away. After a week, I began to waver. What if he couldn't remember the title? Suppose he forgot, he is a very busy man. I was not "fully persuaded" that he could keep his promise. So I wondered if I should go and buy the book, just in case. That was a completely possible situation - Abraham had a totally impossible situation. Yet, Abraham knew that God had the power to do what He had promised. Are you fully persuaded that God has the power to do what He has promised? He has promised to wash away your sin, to take care of you, provide for you and to keep you close to Him. Do you find yourself wavering? Are you wondering if God can meet your needs?
When we waver, we do things in our own strength, just in case God shouldn't come through. We need to make sure we are "fully persuaded". The only way to do that is to read God's word and pray. The more we know Him, the more we will know His power and then we will be able to "not waver through unbelief." God wants to keep His promises to us, we just need to be "fully persuaded " - no doubts - that God has the power to do the impossible.