Daily Prayer - What is Faith?

Good Tuesday morning, my friends.

 

Faith is not simply believing that God exists.  Faith is much more than that.  It is about trusting God.

Faith is trusting God - counting on Him to be who He says He is and to do what He says He will do.  Picture a man who is a tremendous husband - an excellent provider, strong and affectionate, a good listener, eager to help, excellent with the children, honest, and faithful to his wife.  Would we be surprised if his wife trusted him?  Of course not.  Rather, we'd be amazed if she didn't.

 

We're often amazed when we meet someone who has a deep faith in God.  But God is stronger, more loving, more eager to help, more faithful, and infinitely more wonderful than the best husband in the world.  Why don't we trust Him more?  Because we don't know Him well.  Perhaps we haven't put Him to the test through obedience and prayer, and then watched Him keep His word.  We're left to suffer from not knowing Him and from the resulting misconceptions that strangle our faith.

 

But we can change this.  We can study the scriptures day by day with the earnest prayer (below).

 

Warren and Ruth Myers - 31 Days of Prayer

 

 

Grace and peace and faith be yours in abundance,

Bruce

 

 

Lord, show me what You are like.

 

By Your Spirit impress truths about You in my heart.

 

Use Your Word to clear out my wrong ideas and to plant deep in my heart a true knowledge of you.

 

(Warren and Ruth Myers - 31 Days of Prayer)