“For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” -Romans 10;10
The God kind of faith is of the heart, it is not from our minds that we believe. It is from our hearts. We can have doubts in our mind, yet still believe in our hearts what God says about our situation,
It used to not understand why Abel’s sacrifice was accepted but not Cain’s as told in Genesis 4:3-5. But, Hebrews 11:4 tells us that Abel’s faith came from the heart while Cain’s did not.
Just as we can agree with something in our minds, but not believe it in our hearts.
Cain’s anger to murder his brother was him acting emotionally. And that didn’t come from the heart. Our words are a clue as to what we truly believe. Jesus tells us in Matthew 12:34, that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
“Either make the tree good, and its fruit, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt, for the tree is known by its fruit. You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” -Matthew 12:33-34
Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:13, “We having the same spirit of faith according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken, we also believe, and therefore speak.”
If what is coming out of your mouth is fear or the circumstances, then it is not the God kind of faith. The God kind of faith speaks only what the Word of God says about the situation. It speaks the promise of God in our lives. It is not moved by how we feel, or see.
“For we walk by faith, not by sight” -2 Corinthians 5:7
God kind of faith is only moved by what God says.
When the disciples asked Jesus why they couldn’t cast out a demon from a boy, Jesus replied, “Because of your unbelief, for verily I say unto you, if you gave faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, move from here to there and it will move, nothing will be impossible for you”(Matthew 17:20).
When we are saved (burned again) we receive the measure of faith. Romans 12:3 says,
“For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.”
Every born again believer is given the gift of faith. In fact, it is one of the nine fruits of the spirit we receive when we confess Jesus as our Lord and Savior. So, since we already have been given faith, we simply need to stir it up.
If you find yourself speaking the circumstances instead of God’s Word, then stir up your faith. Roman’s 10:17 says, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.”
Listen to the Word of God, speak the Word of God, and immerse yourself in His promises. Speak only what God’s promises say about your situation.
Jude 1:20-21 tells us, “Build yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.”
We have to build ourselves up, and not rely on others to do it. When we pray God’s Word over ourselves we build ourselves up.
In order to increase our faith, it is important to forgive and walk in love. Faith works by love. In order to operate in faith, we must choose to walk in love.
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love” -Galatians 5:6
As we continue to do these things, our faith will increase, and eventually we can believe not only in our hearts, but our emotions will line up as well. We will be fully convinced that what God says is more real that what we see or feel. That God kind of faith will become real. Then the mountains in our lives will move.
From Pity to Praise 