Got To Have Faith

What is faith? Hebrews 10:38 says "Now the just shall live by faith:........"
Hewbrews 11:1-3 says "Now faith is the substance (realization) of things hoped for, the evidence (conviction) of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds (or ages) were framed (prepared) by the Word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear (are visible)."
Hebrews 11:6 says "But without faith it is impossible to please Him (God): for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Faith is a lot of things, but one thing I do know is that in order to allow God to move in our lives we must have faith. Faith has many parts in our walk with God.
Faith Hears
Faith is hearing the voice of God. How can we hear the voice of God?
Being quiet before Him
Living in His presence
Reading His Word
Loving Him with all of our hearts
God wants to speak to His people.

Faith Acts
Faith is hearing the voice of God, and th en doing what He says (acting upon it). It is Action that God likes. It is movement that God wants.
Faith Challenges the Unknown
Hebrews 11:8 "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."
If you become a person of faith, you are going to enter into the area of the unknown. You will be moving in places you do not understand. Faith is when you are willing to deal with God in areas you are not sure of, not knowing if you have a place to put your feet.
Faith Defeats the Enemy
Faith is a general at war. Faith is a warfare. Faith is being a mighty general for God. Going after the enemy and not wavering. Faith is not for sissies. Real faith is stroing.
Faith Refuses To Be Bought
Faith refuses the unholy. Faith is refusing booty and bounty belonging to the devil. When God promises us something.....we wait.......and wait....and wait.....and wait some more. We believe that God will move, but then just as we start questioning how, what, when, where.....is God going to move, the devil will sneak in and show us "a better way". Then when we improvise we are selling God out and not believing His Word. Therefore selling out on God and our faith. Letting our faith be bought by the enemy!
Faith Is Giving Others First Choice
Faith is giving to others, unbelief is selfish. Unbelief is always choosing the best for self.
When we by faith give to God or others, we are saying to God, "I know you will provide for me." Everything belongs to God. He gives & takes away.
By givng to God and others first, we are allowing God to bless us even more.
Faith Staggers Not
Hebrews 4:20-21 says "He staggered (wavered) not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong (strengthened) in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded (convinced) that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform."
Abraham journeyed to the promised land and his faith was still under seige. Why? Because God promised him a supernatural son.
The devil tries to keep you away from all the promises of God. He is the chief destroyer of faith in people's hearts. We have to keep fighting him. The fight will not be over until you go to heaven, so just gird up and fight him.
Faith is when God tells us to "jump through a wall", to close our eyes and just do it and jump. It is not your business to make the hole; it is God's, it is our problem to jump.
When God says something, He will do it! When He says it, it is true.
Faith Is Total Love
Faith is total dedication to the Lord. Faith is total commitment and faith is total love.
Faith is trusting in God although the circumstances seem impossible or you don't understand what is going on. Put full trust and believe without doubting.
Faith Is Intercession
Faith is the strength and the power to fight and destroy the enemy. Faith is stepping in and praying for others that God will move in their situations. Having faith for others, when others are weak.
Faith Executes His Last Will
Faith is walking with God and doing His will in every area of your life. Or allowing His will to be done.

Faith In The End
I think that it was Brother Harold Smith who said it best and I quote " Feelings will deceive you, but your faith will substain you."
Our walk with God is all about our faith in Him and having faith that He knows what He is doing. It is all about our walk with God. If we have a close walk with Him then we begin to grow closer to Him and learn to trust in Him and know that He always knows best. And trust me Father always knows best.
It is like a little girl being placed on a very high counter top. She has a man in front of her and he is saying "Okay sweetie, jump for me." That girl is going to look at him and say no I don't know you. But then you place the mommy in front of the little girl and she ask her daughter to jump and the little girl will close her eyes and jump without hesitation, knowing that her mom will catch her. She has faith and trust in her. She has that bond with her mother.
If we could all just have that kind of bond with God, knowing that whenever He says "Jump" that no matter what the circumstances or how "high" it may look from where we are standing that, He is going to catch us. He would never let us fall, He is our Father. Do you think that a parent would allow their child to get hurt?
Jesus is standing there asking each of us to take that jump into His arms. It is up to us to either sit there with our arms crossed, shaking our heads, no way. Or just to trust in Him and close our eyes and know that He has His arms wide open ready to receive us.
What wonders and doors would open if we could all just shoot down the flesh (doubts & fears) and just trust in the Lord.