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FAITH

   We've learned that as Christians, we are to live by faith because we have been justified and we are called the "JUST" because Jesus Christ stood in our place in death and resurrected that we might take His place in life.
  We have been told so many things about FAITH. It comprises of so many things when broken into pieces but the scripture has a perfect definition for it. It says "faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen" ( Hebrews 11:1 KJV).
   When we talk about substance and evidence which are the basic ingredients in the faith definition. Substance is a thing already in existence and evidence is the visible sign of something. Faith simply means holding on to things though not physically seen but in existence.
   Faith can be divided into parts. We have the SEEING FAITH that has to do with your imaginations, what we see happening and how we want it to happen. Pictures of the end result of that particular issue should be seen. In all situations, let's look up to Jesus Christ and always see Him at the center of the situation providing solutions to it ( Hebrews 12:2).
   We have the BELIEVING FAITH, this is where we have a strong conviction about everything we've pictured and plan. Without this nothing can be received from God. This is vital and it goes a long way in the things of God (James 1:6).
  We have the SPEAKING FAITH. You can only confess what you believe. Those things you've seen and believed, say them out in prayers, testimonies by thanking God in advance. Your words help in the building of your Faith (Matthew 21:21).
   The ACTING FAITH is the stage where you give the steps you have planned a trial and trust God while doing it. Faith without work is dead (James 2:26), you can't have faith and be lazy, nothing will come forth(James 2:18). Don't be deceived, nothing works until you make it work.
   The path of faith has some things added to it. Though we pray, but we can only receive our request by believing it (Matthew 21:22). Faith helps prayer, while prayer builds faith. They work hand in hand. Another important role that works with faith is PATIENCE (Romans 8:25). Those that wait on the Lord ( patience in the place of prayer), will renew their strength (increase their faith by answering their prayers).
   Don't get tired of prayer, build your faith with it, don't be weary in faith, but patiently wait for the result. The Lord doesn't delay, it only takes processes for it to come to pass and He makes all things beautiful in his own time. Trust and wait. He all things under control and he'll come through for you.

 Shalom!
  

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