So I got his revelation during Transformation Church's week of prayer and fasting. We were praying from a set of verses when I realized they all built upon each other. They all described how faith worked. Faith is such a simple concept, though it's not easy, at all. Most of the Bible is simple, yet not easy. This post will be more of a teaching than all the others have been thus far. I'm going to try and explain my revelation, as effectively and efficiently as I can. Alright, let's go.
Growing up one of the most quoted verses I heard was "all things are possible to him who believes" [Mark 9:23]. Growing up in the Word of Faith denomiation meant that the promises in the Bible were and are the things we clung to. I grew up learning that if it is a promise in the Bible, it is your right as a believer to see that manifested in your life. I still believe that. However, the most challenging part of that idea is having full confidence in those promises, especially if you aren't seeing them come to pass in your life. The Bible tells us that "without faith, it is impossible to please God" [Hebrews 11:6] but the Bible also tells us that every man has "been given a measure of faith" [Romans 12:3]. The question then becomes, if we were given a measure of faith, why do we not see the promises of God come to pass in our lives? Well, the answer to that is our faith must grow! There are things in this walk that come easier to believe than others - for me, it is easier to believe that "He supplies all my needs" than it is for me to believe "the stripes on His back were for my healing." So how do I build it up? Luckily the Bible gives us not only the principles of the Kingdom but also gives us instructions on how to walk in those principles. Let's look at it.
Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" - this is the definition of faith. Faith is the assurance that what you are hoping for will come to pass, even if you do not see it. Biblical hope is "confident expectation", there is an expectation that what you are hoping for will happen. Let's take the "by His stripes we were healed" verse - the hope (confident expectation) is that you will be healed. Now, how do we move from understanding and kinda believing it to having an assurance that it will happen? Romans 10:17 says "Faith comes by hearing and hearing through the Word of God" - so the more we hear the Word of God, the more faith we have, which in turn means the more hope (expectation) we have. "Hearing and hearing" what an interesting way to phrase it. Well, the writer is trying to convey the idea that you have to hear more than once. You have to hear and continue hearing. You have to fill your ears with the Word of God over and over again.
The Word of God is the final authority on things, so we have to make sure that is what we are hearing. Mark 11:22-25 tells us "The more we hear, the more it is faith so that when we pray, speak, ask it shall be done." So, the stronger we build up our faith the more things we'll accomplish in our lives. This is why it is so vital to be built up in the Truth of the Text ONLY. When we have built ourselves in that alone, we can have assurance that it will be done! If we are intentional about growing our faith, all things really are possible. Whatever you've got going on in your life, find scripture to stand on until you see that thing come to pass. Whether its healing, joy, peace, provision, humility, purity.... whatever - the Bible has something to say about it, and spoiler what it has to say is for your benefit. Now, finding the scripture and saying it doesn't mean it will happen right away - it is already done in the spirit but it may take some time for the physical realm to line up with the natural, and it may look different than what you are picturing. Nonetheless the promise still stands, these things are yours as a child of God.
Okay, that is all lol - have a great rest of your day :)
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