What Is Faith?
What Is Faith?
Written by: Kijana Crues
Rochester, New York
In this world where so many people are hurting, i keep hearing people tell me that things feel so bad, they aren’t sure God exists anymore. Many of you feel this way now. But my question to you is this: did you ever really truly believe in Him? What was your reason when you did? Was it something He did for you? Because He has done a LOT for us even when we don’t recognize it. He woke you up today didnt He? You still have His breath of life in your lungs. Think about it for a moment honestly.
worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Here is a question I pose for you: What is Faith?
Matthew 17:17- 21 (KJV) says: 17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
No, stop... Not what is Faith to YOU... what exactly is the definition of Faith. Let’s break it down. (Because society is quick to change a definition to what we feel at that moment) Webster’s dictionary says: “2. A (1): Believe and trust in and loyalty to God. (2): Believe in the traditional doctrines of a religion. B (1): Firm belief in something for which there is no proof. (2) Complete Trust” The Bible says that: Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
But what does that really mean? When we have faith, we are choosing to believe in what we are NOT SEEING YET in the physical realm. It means knowing and believing that things will work out in our good in the end even if it doesn’t look or feel like it at that moment in time.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, 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.” [21] [a]
We can’t expect things to work out if we 11 Now faith is the substance of things don’t believe they will work out. How can hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. you expect a result from something that you dont believe in? Think about the logic of 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. that. Makes no sense right? 3 Through faith we understand that the
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Most of the WORLD can accept and believe
