Your faith is God-given and it works. Jesus said, "...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you" (Matthew 17:20). Notice what He said: "If ye have…" because at one time, His disciples had no faith. That was when He asked them, "…how is it that ye have no faith?" (Mark 4:40). However, for us, the new creation, we were born again with faith in our spirits.
There’s no Christian that lacks faith. God gave to each one of us "the measure," not "a measure," of faith. He gave us all the same seed of faith, but you’re required to grow your faith and make it effective. The circumstances and the crises of life are at different levels, and require different levels of faith. There’s little faith and great faith, and then there’s weak faith and strong faith. You increase your level of faith by hearing more of God’s Word (Romans 10:17), but to improve the quality of your faith—the tensile nature—you have to exercise your faith; you have to use it.
For instance, that someone has a large body with a lot of flesh doesn’t necessarily mean the muscles are strong; you strengthen them by using and exercising them. Keep using and exercising your faith by acting on the Word; faith always works. If you acted your faith and it seemed like it didn’t work, go back to the Word and learn some more, and try again.
It’s like a child learning to walk; it gets more perfect with every step. It’ll be wrong to say of a child who’s learning to walk, "Since this child has fallen three times, I’ll never let him walk again." The child would have to keep at it until finally, his muscles are strong enough, and that same child starts running.
Keep building and developing your faith by learning more and more of God’s Word and putting what you learn to work. Be quick to accept, believe, and do the Word. Affirm and declare the Word, irrespective of the contrary circumstances. That’s how to build strong and prevailing faith.
Prayer
Dear Father, I rejoice in your Word that’s at work in me and building my spirit strong! I’m set on the path of life, guided by your Spirit in glory, and everlasting triumph. I live the glorious life of righteousness, dominion, grace and power, today and always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
further study: Matthew 21:21; Proverbs 24:10; 2 Corinthians 4:18
: Romans 16:1-27 Psalms 102-103
: Philippians 3:1-12 Isaiah 66
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