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Sunday, 26 July 2015

How do I develop faith?

Faith is the faculty or vehicle we use in order to believe what we cannot see or understand. When we believe in something that is not tangible to our senses, we are using faith.
People believe many things by faith. But faith cannot save anyone. Only Christ can save. Faith is simply the gift given by God to allow us to believe in Jesus. This gift is given to all who want it, to all who choose to believe.
You can develop faith by praying and especially by reading the Bible and hearing sound, biblical teaching.
" . . . faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."This Scripture is found in the New Testament  Bible in Romans 10:17. As you hear God`s Word being preached or taught or even by reading the Bible, your faith will increase.
First, to develop your faith, you need to be sure that you know Jesus-that He lives in your heart as your Lord and Savior. If He does not live in your heart, if you are not a child of God, true faith cannot really grow. (More importantly, it cannot grow towards God. It will grow towards things that are fake, or that try to replace God.) Learn what it means to know Jesus here.
Pray first to ask the Holy Spirit to show you what God is speaking. And then read. You can also grow faith by hearing good teaching or preaching from the Word of God. You`ll find this in a good, Bible-based church, and in many places on the radio or Internet. (Ask someone who is stronger in the faith that you who he or she recommends you listen to.)

Do Not Worry. God Knows

"Therefore do not worry, saying, ; What will we eat?' or 'What will we wear? For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ( Matthew 6:31-33)
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: the neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!" ( Luke 12:22-24)
"So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today." (Matthew 6:34)
"And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to the span of life?" ( Luke 12:25)
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." ( John 14:27)