On Having Faith

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
(Hebrews 11:1)

I've been meditating a great deal lately on the importance of faith in our love walk. We know from the Scriptures that faith is critical to walking in the Lord's love. We know that the Lord will not be able to work miracles in our surrendered lives if we lack faith in Him. Put simply, faith and miracles go hand in hand.

Now, you may ask, how does one have faith in the Lord? I believe there are four things that are critical to faith:

1. Put God first

2. Believe Christ Jesus is who He says He is - He is Lord of Lords - He is the Alpha and Omega - the beginning and the end. Through Him all things are possible

3. Trust God with all of your heart, mind and soul

4. Be content with what the Lord provides. Accept graciously whatever the Lord provides you on a daily basis. Consider whatever He gives you each day as good enough

These four things are not easy to do - especially for those who are just beginning their love walk with the Lord. But they are absolutely essential to walking in love and having His miracles bless your surrendered life.

There are no problems that the Lord cannot solve in His time. There are no miracles He cannot perform. All that is required is that we have great faith in Him and express that faith through love.

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. (Galatians 5:6)

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)

May you learn to have great faith in the Lord and may you always express that faith through love.

Agape,
Steve