Hello #JustWrite family!! We are mid-way through March and we are talking about faith. A general definition for faith is, "complete trust or confidence in someone or something." We as people tend to have faith in people, jobs, careers, money, or anything that we can see. Some synonyms for faith include the following:
"trust, belief, confidence, conviction, credence, reliance, dependence; optimism, hopefulness, hope, expectation". According to the Bible in Hebrews 11:1,
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen".Sometimes we have the tendency to say we have faith, but our hearts and mindset don't reflect it. As we finish out the 1st Quarter of 2019, let's take some time to reflect and see how our faith can be better. We have to ask ourselves where does our faith rest? Is it in God and what He can do or is it solely in ourselves and what we can do? One of the hardest things as a believer is not allowing ourselves to lose faith. The following article from wikiHow explains how faith in God works:
Jesus speaks of the amazing things that Faith can do in Matthew 17:20. He said, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Faith is a gift from God, and to have Faith, you must have a connection with Jesus Christ. Just by believing that He truly is listening, You have Faith! It's that easy! Faith is very important, as everything that was done in the Bible was by Faith. We must read the Bible day and night, as it is very important in our "Faith". The article also lists the following steps on how to truly have faith:
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. Have a Personal Relationship with God. At times God might do things that strengthen your Faith out of his Mercy. If you really want to see the glory of God's Faith, you must get to know God personally and you must be willing to follow him anywhere. Pray and grow with God and over time your Faith will grow as you have more and more experiences with Jesus Christ.
2. Seek Faith Through God. The Bible clearly says in John 14:13, "And I will do whatever you ask in my name , so that Son may bring glory to the Father." If you come to God and ask him with all your heart for Faith, He will never reject you.
3. Be Patient and Stand Firm: As Human Beings, we tend to want things in our own time. But as hard as it is, we must have patience and wait for Gods time to bless us. Never give up and never be discouraged. While we wait we must always keep in prayer with the Lord and we must Focus on the Lord at all times. While you wait, believe that God will give you the Faith you asked for. You might start noticing that is what Faith is! Believing.
Faith is so critical for the times we are in and things only get better if we just believe and not get stuck in what we can't see. The Lord is faithful. Let's challenge and encourage each other to stretch our faith. "With God, all things are possible." (Matt. 19:26)
In His service,
Lequvia Ousley
