During my devotions on Jan 4th I asked the Lord what was on his heart and I heard in my spirit “love, love and more love.” “Faith tested, tried and proven trust.”
Faith is…? To you what is faith? What does it mean to have faith? How is your faith tested, tried and proven? These are the questions we need to know so when we are faced with situations, we can let faith arise within our hearts and lean on God without always understanding what is happening.
Through the trials the bible states our faith is being tested, tried and producing patience/endurance. Looking at the word trials or tribulations other words related to them are development, lifestyle, growth, suffering, circumstances, journey.
James 1:2-4 “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3) knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4) But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”
Tested faith produces patience, letting patience have its full work produces tried and proven. A perfect and complete individual who is matured in faith.
What is faith? Scripture states in, Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith for me is the trust, belief and confidence in the Creator God Most High who sent His Own Son Jesus dying for me. Faith comes from Him, is by Him and through Him.
Hebrews 11:6 states, “But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” This describes faith, it believes God exists it also believes that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
I love how Almighty God is powerful and practical. We complicate God with our own assumptions and traditions. God loves us so much he sent His Son to take away our sin by dying on the cross. Faith comes through Him we all get a seed of faith as you trust God in situations it grows and becomes tested, tried and proven, sounds simple because it is.
We complicate it with doubt, fears, worries. Simple believing faith like a child is all we need. If your struggling with the faith to trust God stop for a moment and look around you and you will see something good to be thankful for. Start reading the Scriptures on who he is and His goodness it will build up your faith.