Unshakable: When Faith Refuses to Move

You must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it. (Colossians 1:23 NLT)

There’s a reason Paul wrote these words to the Colossian church — because storms come for every believer. Opposition rises. Disappointment lingers. Culture shifts. And the easiest thing in the world is to loosen your grip on the truth you once held with fire in your bones.

That’s why the Spirit is still whispering this command over us today:

“Continue to believe this truth. Stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News.”

Continue to Believe This Truth

The word continue means more than just “keep going” — it means to remain, abide, and hold your ground over time. Faith is not a one-time handshake with God; it’s a lifetime covenant walk. The same Jesus who rescued you is the same Jesus who will sustain you (Hebrews 13:8).

We live in a world that tries to negotiate the Gospel into something more palatable. It tells you truth can bend with culture, that your convictions can be swapped for convenience. But when you truly believe — when you have tasted and seen His goodness — you cannot trade this truth for anything smaller, safer, or shinier.

Stand Firmly in It

Standing firm is not a passive posture — it’s active resistance. It’s what Ephesians 6 describes when it says, “having done everything, to stand.” You plant your feet in the bedrock of the Gospel, refuse to give the enemy an inch, and let your confidence be in Christ’s finished work, not in your shifting emotions.

Think about a lighthouse on the shore. The waves slam, the winds scream, and yet it stands. Not because the storm is weak, but because its foundation is deep. Standing firm means letting your roots go deeper than the trial is tall.

Don’t Drift Away from the Assurance You Received

Drifting is dangerous because it’s quiet. You don’t notice it until you’re far from where you started. Hebrews 2:1 warns us:

We must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. (NLT)

Drifting happens when prayer gets replaced with busyness, when Scripture is skimmed instead of savored, when worship becomes familiar instead of fiery.

The Gospel gave you more than information — it gave you assurance. That blessed assurance isn’t a sentimental hymn; it’s a disciple's confidence that Jesus has secured your eternity, your identity, and your destiny. To drift from that is to slowly surrender the anchor of your soul (Hebrews 6:19).

Maybe you’ve been feeling the pull to loosen your grip. Maybe life has been loud, and truth feels distant. Hear this: The same power that saved you will keep you if you will stay planted in Him.

Keep believing, even when you can’t see the outcome.

Stand firm, even when everything around you is shaking.

Refuse to drift, even when the current feels easier than the fight.

Because the truth that rescued you and saved you, will be the truth that sustains you!

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