Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth;
give me an undivided heart that I may fear Your name. Psalm 86:11

Several weeks ago we looked at the ten percent unshakable belief factor that determines what belief system a particular society adopts. Over the course of civilized human history it has been observed that when at least ten percent of society holds an unshakable belief, the majority of that society will adopt that belief. While many people in our generation claim to have an unshakable belief in the Gospel of Christ, apparently not enough of us have adequately and faithfully represented that belief as unshakable to our culture.

That is painfully obvious by the many young adults who are walking away from the church and the faith they were taught as children. In some cases it happens because a disingenuousness and heartless faith was practiced in the home. For others it could be the result of a rebellious spirit, a church that demanded compliance with certain rules, friends whose faith was nothing more than weekend religiosity, or just being caught up in the wrong crowd.

Whatever the reason, it is important to keep the faith. God is still in the business of changing lives, and He wants to use us to unleash his transformational power in another life. We only need to cling to an unshakable belief in God—a faith that is tenacious and uncompromising about what is true and right, but also charitable and gracious in the way it is expressed. A disingenuous faith is rooted in the traditions of men and demands outward conformity rather than inward transformation. Men’s rules replace God’s rule and pride takes the place of humility, but humility is where grace abounds and where miracles can happen.

With the four keys we have already discussed (humility, fervent prayer, audacious faith, intentional living) firmly in the keyhole, now we take the key of unshakable faith and unlock the door that unleashes God’s grace, forgiveness and power for us who believe. If we have built walls around our relationships with our adult children because of our own harshness or hypocrisy, let the Spirit tear down those walls by surrendering our pride and asking forgiveness. God can restore broken trust as we surrender our agendas and intentionally model an unshakable belief in God’s mercy expressed with compassion and grace. An unshakable belief in our Sovereign God and His truth will not only impact our culture and our families as the salt of the earth should, but is our reason for enduring when life doesn’t seem so grand. After all, God can do all things and His purposes will not be thwarted.

GRANDPAUSE: We are the salt of the earth, not the sugar, and our ministry is truly to cleanse and not just to change the taste. ?-Vance Havner