Faith Is…(Part 3)

Hebrews 11:1

Volumes have been written about the power of faith in the life of a believer. It’s possible to possess faith and yet never exercise it to develop it in our lives.  Let’s take a hard look at what faith really is. 

What Faith is NOT:

·      Faith is not trusting circumstancesbut the God of those circumstances.

·      Faith is not trusting the power of belief. 

·      Faith is not the absenceof fear but the overcomingof fear.Psalms 56:3 KJV

Obedienceto the revealed word of God is required to transform an intellectualfaith into a life-changing faith.

You can’t stay in controland walk in faith.  Faith is being God-controlled.

Don’t make the mistake of believing that a scholarof scripture or a theologianis a person of great faith.

Faith is not a mentalact or an emotion; it is a function of the HolySpiritacting upon the spiritof man to interact with the Spiritof God.

Spiritual faith has been replaced with human reasonand senses as the highest level of reality.  

The mindset of many today is, “I will only believe in what I can understand.”  Therefore, all truth is limited to the experienceand knowledgeof that individual.

You cannot explainGod!  You cannot fully understandGod!  You cannot findGod!  You experienceGod at a place within you that is the essence of you…in your spirit.

Christian faith operates in the realm of meaning, not in the realm of fact.

Honest doubt exercisesand increasespersonal faith.

Faith in God can make us comfortable with ambiguity. Paradoxesdon’t scare us anymore.

Characteristics of Faith-Walkers

• People who walk with God sharethe heartof God.
• People who walk with God are humbledbefore the mysteryof God. 
•  People who walk with God exude confidenceand courage.