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Measuring Your Faith
Every man has
faith (Romans 12:3), but not every man has saving faith (2 Thessalonians 3:2).
A Gift From God
Ephesians 2:8
When we fail
to understand God’s grace our faith is reduced proportionally.
My faith
brings to me in experience what the grace of God has already given to me.
How do we Get Faith?
Our faith
comes to us by hearing, understanding, and believing God’s word.
Romans
10:8-17
The Measure of Faith
In Romans
12:3 we are told that God has given to every man “the” measure of faith, not
just “a” measure of faith.
God is no
respecter of persons; he gives the same portion of faith to each person.
Mark
11:12-14, 20-24
The measure
that has been given is the “God kind of faith.”
The reason we
do not see all men operating in the God kind of faith is because not all have developed
their initial portion of faith.
Faith must be
made to grow, it cannot be allowed to sit idle.
The Principle
Compare Mark
11:22-24 with Romans 10:9, 10.
- Believe in your heart.
- Confess with your mouth.
- It comes to pass.
Different Levels of Faith
We are not
all at the same level of faith.
Growing faith.
Weak and strong faith.
Full of faith.
Little faith.
Great faith.
How to Develop Your Faith
Developing
your faith is like body building.
4 Steps For Developing Your Faith
Here we will
assume that you are born again, and you recognize that Jesus Christ is the author and
finisher of your faith.
Step One
Make two
quality decisions.
To live daily
by faith.
To live the
love life.
As faith grows, your love abounds.
Your faith will work (or be effective) in direct proportion to your love.
Step Two
Put the word
first.
Establish the
integrity of God’s word in your heart and mind.
He who despises the word shall be
destroyed.
The scripture cannot be broken.
The word of God shall stand forever.
There has never failed one word of
God’s promises.
God is not a man that he should lie.
Faith begins to grow when the word
becomes a vital part of our daily conduct and speech.
Step Three
Meditate in
the word. Joshua 1:8
Because faith
is associated with the spirit man, you cannot grow spiritually if you do not grow in
faith.
How to meditate:
Read aloud.
Write out
what you read.
Look up Greek
Hebrew meanings.
Read
alternative translations.
Memorize.
Pray in the
Spirit as you think about the verses.
Visualize
what you have read using your imagination. Genesis 11:6
Step Four
Put your
faith on the line.
Begin to use
and exercise your faith by acting on God’s word.
Faith without
corresponding action is dead. James 1:23; 2:17-22
When faith
begins to grow, circumstances begin to lose their force.
Faith is Released by Words
Romans 10:10
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