OUTLINE:

What good is something edible if we don’t have the stomach to digest it???

The Lord Is Patient
We use our own lenses to pressure ourselves. That is fleshly thinking. The Bible tells us to live one day at a time (Mt 6:34).

“Lord, Help!”
The apostles were humble enough to realize they needed more faith if they were going to live in the supernatural commands of our Lord. (Lk 17:1-5)

Pr 4:7 [Amplified Classic]
The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation).

String of Pearls
If you lack understanding, you lack humility. If you lack humility, you lack faith. If you lack faith, you lack commitment. If you lack commitment, you lack power. If you lack power, you lack the ability to do anything pleasing to God.

What the Apostles Lacked
- Understanding (e.g., Mt 16:15-23; Lk 18:31-34; Ac 1:1-9)
- Humility (e.g., Mt 20:20ff; Mk 9:33-35)
- Faith (e.g., Mt 16:5-11)
- Commitment (e.g., Lk 5:11; 22:31ff)
- Power (e.g., Mt 17:16-17; Jn 20; Ac 1:8)

Commitment
Satan has done a great job at destroying this concept in humanity, in general. People make vows all the time that are vapid, void of integrity. (read “Options” blog) (ref. Num 30:2; Psa 37:5; Pro 16:3; 1Ki 8:61; Jon 2:9; Ecc 5:4; Luk 9:62; Jam 5:12; Mat 5:32)