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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
This chapter I write, as all the others, from personal experience as well as the Bible. Faith,
however, is a special subject for me, as I struggled to maintain mine through my teenage years. I had
just made the deal with God when I was sixteen, and I promised a lot of things. I promised mainly to
follow God’s will whenever He told me to do something, no matter what. That seems pretty simple, I
know. However, without a strong faith to back that promise up, I was hard pressed to keep it.
I questioned many things during my teenage years. I realize now that God was preparing me
for His eventual revelations of Scripture. These are not new revelations I have put down in this book,
but I know a few are quite unpopular. After all, I call many people to task, as I have called myself to
task throughout my life. Everything I have shared with you in the course of this book have been things
I have struggled with myself throughout my Christian walk. I have had crises of faith during which I
wanted to turn back on my promise. The result of these crises, however, provided a great result: I
started praying for stronger faith. Even more, God chose to answer this prayer for me.
I prayed for years for an unshakeable faith that could withstand the many slings and arrows the
enemy sent my way. There is so much knowledge in the world today that people think they know
enough not to believe in God, and so they spread this “knowledge” to everyone else, whether they
want it or not. At least once a week on the Discovery Channel or History Channel you can find a
program that “proves” that the Bible is wrong and things didn’t happen the way people think they did.
These programs will even get supposedly Christian scientists, preachers, and teachers to agree with
them. They all say that, with our new technologies and science that it’s so much more logical to
believe that the Bible is nothing more than a rule book written up by men who wanted to keep people
under their thumb. Unfortunately, more and more Christians are buying into this at an alarming rate.
There are even some seminaries that are teaching that the Bible is not the inerrant Word of God, but
a corrupted version that needs to be looked at as being inspired by God, but written by all too human
men who corrupted it with their own opinions. The thing is, the Bible was written over several
thousands of years, by several different authors, and yet every word of it works with the rest. Despite
popular, and wrong, opinion, there are no inconsistencies with the Bible. Verses can be taken out of
context to make it seem that way, but the Holy Spirit allows us to see the actual meaning. Those who
think the Bible contradicts itself are just people trying to justify their own sin by proving the book
Faith is the root from which all other spiritual gifts and blessings come from. Without faith, you
could never discern spirits, or know when God has given you some of His knowledge or wisdom.
Without faith, you could never teach others the truth, and you could never comfort others when they
need it the most. Without faith, you can never be sure that your prayers are reaching God. Without
faith to back them up, all other spiritual gifts are as weak as a strong branch broken off a tree; as
Faith is the power of God given shape in our hearts. Without the faith that our Father is there
for us, how can we convince others to come to Him? Still, faith is not something we can cultivate.
13When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying,
Whom do men
14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias,
or one of
the prophets.
16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and
blood hath not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Jesus told Peter that it was only through God that His divinity was revealed. Jesus says that it
is only by the Father’s will that His Son be known. Thus, it is only by the will and spirit of God that
You can have an earthly faith in our Father. You can look back on your life and see what God
has done for you over the years, and have faith that He will continue to bless you. This can provide
comfort to you in times of trouble, and a guide for times of blessing. Your earthly faith can help in your
witness, as you can tell someone what God has done for you, and can do for them. An earthly faith is
A heavenly faith is an unshakeable faith that the Father above gives you. He gives this faith to
anyone who asks sincerely. He may not answer this prayer immediately, or He may strengthen you
as soon as you say “Amen.” His timing is not ours, and His will is beyond my understanding, but I
have FAITH that He has the best things in mind for me and His kingdom. I know that I personally
prayed for over three years for a stronger faith before He finally decided to give it to me. Through His
perfect timing, He gave His gift when I was finally ready to receive it, and my life has never been the
same.
A heavenly faith can withstand anything thrown against it. A heavenly faith is an all-
encompassing shield that Satan can never pierce, and an intensely close connection to the Creator of
the Universe. This gift is available to anyone who asks, and yet most people would not even admit
they need it. Pride would creep into their lives, and whisper the lies that they are strong enough. What
they don’t realize is that we will never be strong enough outside of the will of God, and how will we
discover that will without a complete faith? How are we to know when God is revealing Himself to us,
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.
22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
These are doctrinal statements by Jesus Christ Himself! Faith, given by Heaven to those who
ask for it, is enough to move a mountain! All things we ask for in prayer, believing, we shall receive!
Powerful words from scripture, and yet so many people don’t try to follow up on them. They say, “Oh,
well. I don’t have that strong a faith, I guess.” After all, they don’t see any mountains moving for them.
Well, I ask the question “Why would God move a mountain for you if you won’t even thank Him for the
People take miracles for granted nowadays, as we live in an age of advanced technology, and
a world where practically everything is at our fingertips. In an age where most people are living longer
and healthier lives, people stop noticing that they are indeed living! Why should God give you a
miracle that someone would try to explain away as a bizarre accident or twist of fate? Yet, there are
people who say that they need a sign or wonder to have faith. These people don’t seem to know the
definition of the word. Pray for faith. You just might be surprised at how close you can still get to our