What Is Faith?
What is Faith? I was born in the region of Waterloo, Ontario and have gone to church all my life. Over the years I’ve been taught a lot about faith and believing in God. Much of what I was taught, I simply believed because I trusted those who where teaching me. I never questioned the answers given to me, that is until I began to have difficulties in life. It should be no surprise to anyone that when troubles and crisis come, faith is often called into question. I found that when I began to ask questions, religious people seemed to all give me the same answer: ‘you just need to have more faith!’. So, I tried to muster up more faith by reading, praying, and going to church more and all the self-effort didn’t work. This made me ask the question ‘what is faith?’. I discovered a few things that may surprise you as it did me. Faith is not blind; it isn’t a ‘jumping off a cliff into unknown darkness. Instead, it is jumping into light, into a knowledge of what you already know deep inside. True faith is based on facts, Truth, and not on feelings alone. Faith is a gift that God gives you, any truth He has shown you is your faith! You don’t need more faith, you need to look at the truth God has already shown you, and believe it. It isn’t about the amount of faith you have, but rather in what or whom you place it. Everyone in this world has faith, a deep internal spiritual hunger. Where do you think that came from? (Hebrews 11 1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. MSG)
Enjoy this weeks encouraging message:
You may have heard God loves you, but did you know He LIKES you too. The message the ‘typical’ church sends to the world is that God is really ticked and his anger is building…well….that God doesn’t even EXIST!! And we wonder why people feel condemned by the message ‘the church’ seems to send.
Let’s share the GOOD NEWS for all people TO all people! God loves EVERYBODY! No one is excluded! That is good news!! Now believe it!! For more info, visit:
ENCOURAGEMENT! You Need it, Others Need it!
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You can’t control everything, but you can give up control! That is exactly what you may have to do if God chooses a ‘different method’ of dealing with your problem, as in, ‘different from last time’. Enjoy this encouraging talk about how David had to deal with TWO Giants in his life and God used different methods for dealing with each one!
When God Messes Up Your Plan: SERIOUSLY GOD? WHAT ARE YOU DOIN? What do you do when it ‘feels’ like He messed it up? Suddenly everything you planned goes out the window or looks NOTHING like what you had hoped? This message could be exactly what you need to hear! ENJOY!
Grace In The Face Of Fear & Darkness: When trouble, sickness, difficulties, pain and suffering come our way, we can easily be tempted to believe we are alone or even abandoned. It is in times like these, we need to focus on TRUTH! The Truth is we are NOT alone and that Jesus will NEVER leave or abandon us. When the waves of life are crashing in on us in a big way, it is then we need to be reminded of our one-ness with our Saviour Jesus Christ! I hope today’s message will encourage your heart and bring the reality of God’s Grace to the forefront in your heart and mind!
What do you REALLY believe? Have you REALLY thought about it? Is it the same stuff you were told as a kid? Have you ever thought through every belief that has been handed down? It is time to visit each belief, challenge every thought and question the answers you have been given since childhood! Some will come out just fine, some will be headed for the ‘garburator’, which is a good thing!! Enjoy today’s message of HOPE and encouragement! Once and a while it is important to visit the basic and exciting truths that have given us clarity and zeal for life!!! DON’T FORGET the good news you ALREADY know!! Enjoy!!
