Romans 4:21

“And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”

Are you fully persuaded?

By definition “fully” is completely or entirely; to the furthest extent.

Persuaded is to cause (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. To cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince.

Proper understanding of these words are important to gage where we are in our faith walk. It is possible to be fully persuaded in some things, but not in others.

There are some areas in our walk where we do not have any issues with trusting God completely. However, there are also areas in our lives where we constantly struggle to believe God. The ultimate goal is to be fully persuaded in all things. For without question, God IS able.

The struggle has to do with control. There are some things and areas where we do not want to relinquish our control over to God. We want to say with our lips that God is in control, but in reality we are not ready to let go of the tight hold we have on the situation. Because of this we struggle.

The struggle is not actually over the situation, but it is in our ability to trust God. To say it bluntly, there are just some areas in our lives where we don’t want God to have control. What we want is “input” from God in the form of blessings, but we do not want God to have control

How can be move from the struggle to being fully persuaded?

We have to come to the point in our walk that we want God more than we want our own way.

This takes time.

– It takes time for the desire for God to filter down through every aspect of our lives.

– It takes time for God to deal with every part of us.

– It takes time for us to realize that there are areas we are holding to tightly that we prevent God from addressing.

– But once realization has come, it is time to loosen the hold and allow God to work on us.

This is a faith thing.

– We are justified through faith.

– It takes faith to let go, and it takes faith to put things in God’s hands.

– It takes faith to leave them there and allow God the space and time to work on them.

Not that God needs the time. The time is for us. This time is how long it takes us to become fully persuaded in the thing. To know that the God who promised is same God who is able to perform it.

To be fully persuaded is to be so certain, so sure, that there is no physical room for anything else. Especially doubt.

Understand that being fully persuaded must be 100% established on the word of God. You cannot stand on a foundation that is not biblical sound. Any such foundation will crumble when the trials of life hit it. But a foundation with Jesus Christ as the cornerstone will stand and withstand through any storm.

It is time to become fully persuaded and receive the fullness of what God has promised us!