What does Faith in God do for you? And why does it Not working for Me?
Faith brings all the benefits of salvation into our lives (Ephesians 2:8,9). This includes healing, prosperity, peace, love, joy (1 Peter 1:8), deliverance from demons and the curse, sanctification of the mind and emotions (the salvation of the soul) and any other benefit which the word of God promises to us.
Folks live the Life God meant for you, to have as His word is not only powerful and truthful, but is alive if you have Faith. Nowhere in the word he says you must be sickly, fearful, with diseases and having a struggling life, as he has set the believer free so that you can show others the miracle working God in your life. If you live in doubt, fear and struggle, and say you are God fearing and living for God, do you seriously believe others would want the same life?
Our God has set us free and Faith is now and yes, not no or maybe or even perhaps. Let it go now and don’t waver and see his promises come alive.
What are the 5 promises of God?
- Promise #1: God Is Always with Me (I Will Not Fear) ...
- Promise #2: God Is Always in Control (I Will Not Doubt) ...
- Promise #3: God Is Always Good (I Will Not Despair) ...
- Promise #4: God Is Always Watching (I Will Not Falter) ...
- Promise #5: God Is Always Victorious 131 (I Will Not Fail)
What does the Bible say about God keeping his promises?
“The Lord is faithful to ALL His promises and loving toward ALL He has made” Psalm 145:13. All of us, at times, fight discouragement over situations and circumstances that daily face us. It could be decisions that are made or personalities that irritate us.
How many promises does God make in the Bible?
reading of the Bible, a task which took him a year and a half, Storms came up with a grand total of 8,810 promises (7,487 of them being promises made by God to humankind).
Is it impossible for God to lie?
Since God's basic nature is moral perfection, it is impossible for Him to lie. We, as humans, are fallen creatures, therefore, we are not morally perfect. We can lie, but God, being morally perfect cannon. This is why the Bible says God cannot lie.
What’s God word on healing?
When heal you heal completely Bible verse?
“For I am the Lord who heals you.” “I will give you back your health and heal your wounds.” “Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
What the Bible says about sickness and healing?
James 5:14-16 (KJV) Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Jehovah Rapha
Jehovah Rapha – The Lord who heals physical and emotional needs. In Jeremiah 30:17, God says: “I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the Lord.” This scripture says that God wants us healthy and joyful.
Does the Lord want us to be poor?
“The biblical perspective is for us to live in wholeness, which includes a generous sufficiency of things. Poverty is a bad thing; God wants us to have all we need for a joyous life. God wants no one to be poor.” ... God told the Israelites they could not sell the land permanently because the land was His.
Here's one reason why our faith doesn't seem to work.
Have you ever wondered why there are times in our lives wherein our faith doesn't seem to work? Like, you've been praying and doing your best to wait on God but nothing really happens?
If you have, then be encouraged by this fact: all Christians all over the world experience that.
Practical challenges
Many Christians in different places around the world experience problems, troubles, and difficulties.
I've heard stories of Christian parents who can't seem to find enough provisions to send their children to a good school. I've heard of ministers leaving the ministry to find a decent job that pays enough for their family to have food on the table.
Perhaps, you've heard of a faithful brother or sister in church who can't seem to find a solution to their problems.
Yes, many of us who believe face difficulties and struggles in different areas. Why is this so?
Maybe it's because our faith really isn't faith.
Faith and Unbelief
Friends, the Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:1 that "faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (ESV). This simply means that faith in God isn't faith in God if we don't believe in God.
You don't believe me? Read what the Lord Jesus Himself said about faith and believing:
"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."" (Matthew 21:22)
"Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11:24)
Dear friends, faith in God requires that we believe in Him. That we believe that He is good and that He will answer our prayers. God isn't surprised with our requests. In fact, He already knew the intentions of our hearts before we could ever speak them out of our lips.
Just think about how the Lord knows us:
"O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether." (Psalm 139:1-4)
Walking by faith
And so, dear friends, let me answer the question that the title of this article poses. Why doesn't our faith seem to work? Why do our troubles remain even after praying to God about it? Why do we continue to struggle even after the Bible has already declared that Christ has already set us free?
Perhaps it's because we really don't believe that God can do and has already done all that He has said He has already done. Perhaps it's because we really haven't decided to cast away our doubts and trust in His word fully.
Psalm 34:10b Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. Isaiah 26: 3-4 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace—because they trust in you.
What does the Bible say about without faith?
For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
What does the Bible say about putting faith into action?
Ephesians 2:8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Faith is always necessary for healing in the gospels - we can see this every time Jesus healed someone. Miracles strengthen faith. Therefore the miracle has to happen first and then a person will trust and have faith.
Jesus replied, “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.” Matthew 17:20-21
How does faith conquer the world?
And third, John assures us then in the fourth and fifth verses of our chapter that faith is a power that even overcomes the world. Everyone who is born of God overcomes the world. He overcomes the world through faith—namely, through faith that Jesus is Gods Son.
The victory that is promised to this faith
What is the relationship between fear and faith?
Faith is simply a trust in something that you cannot see, while fear is an emotion caused by doubt or anxiety.
Is fear a lack of faith?
He goes on to name the response of fear as a lack of faith. Fear belongs to the one who is “unwilling to go to Christ” (§2). ... It is not a lack of faith that elicits fear of plague, we might counter, but a properly Christian human response by one who values creaturely existence as the good gift of a good God
What to do when you are losing faith?
What to do when you lose faith in God? 7 things
- Pray.
- Trust.
- Get Godly council.
- Trust the system.
- Lean in.
- Ask for help.
- Wait.
3 Ways to Stand Firm in Your Faith
We all know that, as Christians, we will be challenged in our faith. We want to be able to stand firm.
Sometimes the challenge comes in the form of temptation. The enemy knows exactly when to target us–when we’re at our weakest. And he knows precisely what tempts us most.
Often, the challenge comes when the world’s way is counter-cultural to God’s way. We want to be accepted, and it’s difficult to always say or do the right things.
And, of course, we are challenged when we face trials that cut us to the bone–grief, loss, sickness, and disappointment can all lead us to waver in our belief.
3 WAYS TO STAND FIRM IN YOUR FAITH
I’ve been there. I’ve struggled with trying to stand firm in my faith.
“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”
Isaiah 7:9b, NIV
So, when faced with challenges to our faith, how does the Bible encourage us to stand firm?
FIRST, WE HAVE TO KNOW UPON WHAT (OR WHOM) WE ARE STANDING.
“I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet upon a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”
Psalm 40:1-2
When God reached down and saved us, He lifted us out of the pit and set us on the Rock. Jesus is the Rock, and He is a firm place to stand. He is truth and His Word is truth (John 14:6, John 17:17).
“So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.”
2 Thessalonians 2:15
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Isaiah 40:8
When your faith is challenged, remember that you stand on the Rock of Jesus Christ. His Word is a firm place to stand. He does not change like shifting shadows (James 1:17). He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Dig your heels in and trust the One who is beneath you.
SECOND, WE WILL HAVE TO RESIST THE DEVIL AND HIS LIES.
When we are struggling with our faith, Satan will whisper words contrary to God’s Word. We have to choose to cast down those thoughts (2 Corinthians 10:5).
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of suffering.”
1 Peter 5:8-9
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.”
1 Corinthians 16:13
As soon as we recognize thoughts of fear, doubt, discouragement, anxiety, or temptation, we have to choose to guard our minds against the deception of the enemy and choose to think God’s thoughts instead.
God has given us spiritual armor to help us stand. When we feel the challenges to our faith, we can remember to suit up and then take our stand.
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”
Ephesians 6:13
You know what stands out to me in that verse? (Pardon the pun.) After YOU have DONE everything. In other words, we have to do our part. We have to put on the armor and actively choose to protect our minds from wrong thoughts, our hearts from pride, our gut from lies. Then we have to take up our shield of faith.
We have to be self-controlled and alert and on guard. But when we have done our part, God enables us to stand.
THIRD, WE CAN’T WAVER BETWEEN FAITH AND DOUBT.
We have to know what we believe and why we believe, so that when the challenges come, we are firm in our faith. Why did you decide to follow Jesus? Why do you choose to serve Him? What do you believe about God and His Word?
“Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.'”
1 Kings 18:21
I think sometimes we still waver between wanting to follow God and wanting to follow the world. If that is the case, we will definitely struggle with our faith. The Lord is asking you today, “How long will you waver between two opinions?”
If you know that God is God and God is good, there’s no question. Don’t let the devil make you think Satan has something better to offer you in the world. It’s a lie.
Only God is God and He alone knows what is best for us. He alone is the path to life, love, and victory. Consider Abraham and his faith. He was a man, a real person, just like you and me. God gave him a great promise with little evidence that he could actually see.
“Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.”
Romans 4:20
I love that verse! Abraham made mistakes. He wan’t perfect. But he was “fully persuaded.” Are you fully persuaded today that God is able to do what He has promised?
STILL STRUGGLING TO STAND FIRM?
If you are still struggling to believe God because of trials, tribulations, or temptations that you are going through right now, let me encourage you that the Lord of all can set you free. He can lead you out of that miry place of doubt and confusion and give you a firm place to stand.
Open your arms wide to the love of Jesus and let Him lift you up. Trust that He is good and He loves you perfectly. He will make a way for you and keep you in His love and in His truth.
So stand firm, beloved.
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