“Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.” Hebrews 3:9
Your relationship with Jesus Christ begins with faith. Faith is believing in something you cannot see. The genuineness of your faith will determine your devotion and loyalty to Christ.
The most important substance in your walk with God is your faith in His promises. God will judge you on the merits of your faith and you cannot please Him without faith.
The question becomes how can you have unyielding faith in God and be free of doubt and fear?
Let’s begin with what won’t work. Faith cannot be achieved intellectually or through self discipline. And, memorizing scripture will fail you.
Your faith won’t grow through religious activities, reading spiritual books, or doing good works. It has to be lived out in real life. Faith comes exponentially as you let go and trust God regardless of your circumstances.
Genuine faith will only come out of a personal relationship with Christ Jesus. You have to meet the Living Christ, get to know Him, and experience His characteristics at work in your life.
When you abandon yourself to Christ, He becomes alive in every aspect of your life. You experience His greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty. You understand He is an omniscient God and wants the very best for you.
Faith is seeking Christ out for your every need in life and recognizing He is your only hope for an abundant life.
Faith is not something you can choose to practice or reject depending on your feelings or the situation facing you.
Faith is the cornerstone of life with God and nothing can be substituted or replace the importance of your faith.
Faith is breathing in the life of God and rejecting the ways of the world!
Hal Hollister Ministry 