Keep the faith !

This Sunday, Reverend Danielle Wafo's message was a direct call: keep the faith. A message we all needed to hear.

The anchor text? The parable of the unjust judge in Luke 18:1-8. Jesus tells it to His disciples to show that we must always pray and never give up. And the question that echoes at the end of the passage is almost unsettling: When the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on earth?

Not just churches. Not just denominations. Real faith.

The Real Enemy: Time

In this parable, a widow stands before an unjust judge — someone wicked, unfair, who refuses to make the right calls. And yet, she gathers her courage and goes to him anyway. She brings her case. She persists. She doesn't quit.

Jesus wonders whether, at His return, He will still find this kind of faith.

Because one of the enemy's most powerful weapons against our faith is precisely time. Not suffering itself, not the circumstances — but the slow erosion of time. The apparent silence of God. The waiting.

Yet Rev. Danielle Wafo reminded us of something powerful:

"The passing of time should equip us, reveal who God is, and allow us to gather so many experiences."

"The more time passes, the more God shows you who He is. The more God writes your testimony, the more beautiful that testimony becomes!"

Perseverance, Patience, Assurance

James 1:2-3 and Hebrews 10:35-38 confirmed it: the great reward belongs to those who hold on. Patience and perseverance are not passive — they are the proof of our trust in God. A tested faith produces patience. And the righteous shall live by faith.

5 Things That Can Shake Our Faith

The message then unfolded around five factors that weaken our faith — things to watch closely:

1. A Distorted View of God

Everything starts with knowing who God truly is. If our image of Him is off, our faith becomes unstable. Hebrews 11:1 reminds us that even when faith starts to waver, it must realign. Let's rehearse it from morning to night: God is good. God is faithful. His Word never goes out in vain — it always accomplishes what it was sent to do (Isaiah 55:10-11).

2. Prayers That Seem Unanswered

Abraham's example in Romans 4:18-22 is striking: he stopped looking at his body through natural eyes and kept giving glory to God in the waiting. That is a faith posture. Dr. Raoul Wafo said it with piercing clarity:

"The passing of time has no power to change God's promises or prevent their fulfillment!"

"The one who believes in the present will eventually see in the future!"

3. Wrong Expectations

Never ask God to do something to prove a point or answer someone. Faith is not built on ego (James 4:1-4). It comes from hearing the Word (Romans 10:17).

4. The Pull of Bad Company

Bad company isn't just physical — it's digital too. Social media, the content we consume, the voices we allow in... all of it shapes our minds. 1 Corinthians 15:33, Psalm 1:1-3, Romans 12:2: renewing the mind is a daily fight.

5. A Declining Prayer Life and Fellowship

Comments, discouragement, subtle jabs — all of it will be used to pull us away from our commitment. Staying connected to the body of believers is not optional.

To Wrap It Up

Keeping the faith doesn't mean ignoring the hard things. It means choosing, day after day, to believe that God is who He says He is — even when time stretches out, even when the answers are slow to come. The widow in the parable had nothing but her persistence before an unjust judge. But our Judge is our Father. So everything can only work in our favor — regardless of the circumstances.

Keep the faith.

We're in this together!

Hold on — God has not forgotten you.

Your testimony is on its way, without a doubt!

The full message on this link :

SBE