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Faith Moves Mountains

What does faith mean to you? Faith is believing even when you cannot see the way forward. Keep believing and never give up.

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1. Example:

I recall when I started working at my previous church as secretary. I was only 14 years old. We moved to a new location. The building needed renovating. I recall my pastor had a picture that he posted on the bulletin board which was a vision of our new church. I was excited and I believed, but I heard many negative comments such as, “I will believe it when I see it.” Or I don’t believe it.” I did not understand why everyone else could not see what the Pastor saw. I saw the vision. Well, it took a while but eventually it was complete. It was beautiful. It looked exactly like the picture and was very large and very spacious. Have you had a similar type of faith experience?

2. Spiritual Plan

Do you have a spiritual plan? According to believerschurch.org., spending time with Jesus in prayer, scripture, journaling, or stillness, joining a church and surrounding yourself with people who help you follow Jesus more closely, and serving by finding ways to use your gifts in the church or with a local organization are important to helping you grow physically.

I have mentioned this before as a young girl before starting school my neighbors always went to church. I wanted to find out what this church is about. When I first went with them, I fell in love with church. In fact, the Sunday I was scheduled to go with my neighbors I fell and injured my arm. I do not know how long it took to heal, but I wanted to go so badly that I lied and said my arm was better. When my neighbor asked me to raise my arm I could not. She told me when I was able to raise my arm I could go.

3. What Can Faith Do?

You might ask, “What can Faith Do?” Hope can strengthen your faith. Without hope you are doomed to falter and fail according to stpaulcenter.com. They further added that hope is magnanimous enough to believe in the power of diving grace, yet humble enough to continue to pray for it. It appears that hope and faith work together.

4. How Strong Is Your Faith?

Do you even know how strong your faith is? Have you ever made the statement, “I do not have Faith in him or her?” Have you ever sung a song about, “Keeping the faith, never giving up, it is only a test?” Sounds like faith needs perseverance. Sounds like faith needs some sticking power. Joycemeyer.org. talks about possessing faith and releasing it. Have you ever given your circumstances to God to help you or do you just try to do it yourself?

5. Measure of Faith

Romans 12:3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. Everyone uses their faith differently. Someone once suggested to think of faith as a light bulb above your head. Each person’s light bulb might shine differently. Some might shine brighter than others.

6. Walk By Faith

2^nd Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. Do you walk by faith? Or do you only walk by what you can see? I have found that you cannot believe everything that you see, and I do fervently believe that what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18. Matthew 24:35. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. I also know that science seemingly only believes what it can prove and see, but how many instances have there been events that science could not prove? How many miracles have been performed? How many times have people gone to the doctor and the doctor’s test showed detrimental things to the patient’s body only to have those same things disappear and the doctor had no explanation as to why or what had happened?

7. Stages of Faith

Are there stages in your journey of faith? Yes, there are. There is belief, discipleship, productive life, productive life-service, the wall and the wilderness, the journey inward- rebuilding, and the journey upward and outward-love. Corellaroberts.com talks about these stages and asks where are you on your journey? I believe I can identify with all these stages. What about you? Have you ever lost faith in an individual? Psalm 118:9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

8. Belief Systems Pros and Cons

Did you know that belief systems influence you? Belief systems can provide a sense of belonging, offer purpose, facilitate bonding, provide guidelines for ethical behavior, offer comfort and solace during difficult times, encourage exploration, learning, and seeking truth, and can promote inter-group harmony, according to helpfulprofessor.com. They further added that they can lead to narrow views of self-worth, may foster division and discrimination against non-believers, may justify harmful actions, may lead to judgment or condemnation of others based on differing morals, may lead to closed-mindedness or rejection of new information, may lead to censorship, may spark conflicts when beliefs clash, and may lead to persecution, violence, or wars in the name of belief.

I will leave you with one of my favorite scriptures. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen.

Source:

Before You Grow Spiritually, Pack These 3 Things

What is Hope and How is it Different from Faith?

How Strong Is Your Faith?

6 Stages of the Journey of Faith and Why You Need to Know Yours

Belief Systems: Definition, Characteristics and Examples

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