What is strong faith, and how do we make our faith strong?
This is one of the most frequent questions we get asked. And today’s video dives into this important topic and lays the groundwork for a 3-part series on Growing Strong Faith.
This is the most in-depth series of videos we have recorded, and we truly hope you will take the time to check it out. It will answer most of the questions you have about growing your faith.
And it will likely reveal some things that you’ve never even thought about when it comes to faith.
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Romans 10:17 (NKJV) 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Our walk with God is based on faith. As we grow closer to God, our faith will grow. And as our faith grows, we will see more and more of God’s work in every aspect of our lives.
But how do we grow our faith in God? How do we get to a place where we show that we trust God with everything about our lives with our actions, not just with our words?
The absolute most important step is spending time in His word. It’s hearing His word that gives us faith. His word feeds our spirit. A strong spirit is able to hear and obey God more easily than a weak spirit.
In addition to spending time in His word, we also need to put action behind our words. Having faith is not based on our works, but without action, our faith is not worth much.
James 2:20 (NKJV) 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
James says that faith without works is dead. In this particular verse, dead can also be translated as “useless”. So, if we don’t put action behind our words and show God that we trust Him by the actions we take, then our faith is useless. Those are pretty strong words right there.
Many people think this verse refers only to what we do for others, by helping people or giving to people. But it also means that we need to put action behind our words by doing what God asks of us.
Peter stepped down out of the boat, onto the water, and walked to Jesus when Jesus called out to him to do so. Peter’s steps were an outward sign of his faith in Jesus. If Jesus had simply asked Peter if he trusted Him, all Peter would have had to do was say “yes”.
But when Jesus beckoned Peter and called him to step out of the boat, Peter’s faith had to be put into action. And Peter suddenly found himself literally walking on the water, toward Jesus.
It was only when Peter looked at the water through his natural eyes, and he began to doubt, that he started to sink.
By speaking, we tell God that we have faith. By doing, we show Him that we have faith.
Let’s show God that we have faith in Him, not just with our words, but with our actions also.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
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Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
Having faith the size of a mustard seed gets mountains to move. Wow, that’s great!
So, why are they still there? Why are we still facing the same problems? Shouldn’t they be gone?
We only need a tiny amount of faith to begin to move huge mountains. So, what is so hard? What’s hard is keeping that mustard seed-sized faith consistently trusting in God. We have to believe Him all the way.
We can’t be wavering in our faith. One day it’s there. The next, not so much.
We have to be consistent and steadfast in believing. We have to stay locked in on the word of God if we want our faith to remain strong and consistent.
Listen carefully; some things take a while to come to fruition. We need consistency in our faith. Not up and down. Not in the clouds one day and down in the dumps the next.
No. A steady, head down, focused face-like-a-flint, trusting for God’s provision, knowing He’s going to come through. Amen.
Isaiah 50:7 (NKJV) 7 “For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
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God has given each of us a measure of faith. He did this for a very good reason.
Many of us view our faith in a twisted way that God never intended. So it’s important that we are careful not to let our faith become twisted in this way.
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Did you know that faith and projects go hand in hand? That’s right!
God doesn’t give us faith simply for the sake of us having faith. He gives us faith so that we will trust Him more and so we can use that trust to let Him guide us through the projects He gives us to complete.
We just recorded and published a new video on this topic, and we’d love for you to watch it.
We hope that this video will shed some light on this topic, giving you some direction in your walk with God and the projects He asks you to complete for His kingdom.
Be blessed in all that you do.
Sincerely,
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
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Matthew 9:29-30 (NKJV) 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened…
Our faith is very important in every aspect of our lives.
Our faith is the foundation upon which our walk with God is built. If our faith is weak, so will our walk with God be weak.
Faith affects our relationship with God on many levels.
The strength of our faith, or the lack of strength, will determine whether we believe Him or doubt Him.
It will determine whether we follow Him with our whole heart or with just a tiny piece of it.
It will determine whether we pray with power or pray weakly and with few results.
Our faith will determine how we approach each day. It will affect how we carry ourselves. And it will change our outlook on everything.
Jesus specifically told the blind men “According to your faith let it be to you”. They confessed their faith in Him to heal them. And it was done.
Everything we do in our lives will be affected by our faith. So how do we have strong faith?
We stop trying to build our faith for the sake of having faith. And we start building our faith and trust in God. God is the supplier of our faith. He gave each and every one of us a “measure of faith”. Whether that measure grows or not is up to us.
We put God first in everything. Our attitude. Our work. Our relationships. Our giving. Our friendships, and much more.
And we spend time with Him. We read His word. We talk with Him. We get to know Him in a personal way. And as we do this, our relationship with Him gets stronger and stronger.
And that strong relationship translates into stronger faith.
Yes, it takes work on our part. Strong faith doesn’t come by way of someone laying hands on us and speaking it over us. It doesn’t come simply by us asking for it. And it doesn’t come by reading books about it.
But God rewards those who diligently seek Him. So, as we seek Him with purpose and in sincerity, He will reward us with stronger faith and a changed heart.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Seek Him. Put Him first. And build a strong walk with Him. And watch your faith blossom and grow in strength.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Faith. It’s what our entire walk with God is based on.
It takes faith to reach out to Him. It takes faith to live each day as His child. In fact, it is impossible to please God without faith.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Some might ask how to please Him if we have only a little faith, or if we lack faith. The answer is in the last part of the above verse; diligently seek Him.
You see, too many of us spend our time trying to grow and build our faith. Many times, having big faith becomes the focus of our daily walk, instead of God himself.
We chase faith. We seek faith. We “speak faith”. We read books and watch videos about having more faith. But in the end, if all we are pursuing is faith, we will be left emptyhanded, weak and feeble. And we will still have little or no faith.
God, and our walk with Him, should be our sole focus. We should not strive to have big faith. We should put all of our effort into having a big relationship with our big God!
By doing so, our faith will grow and become strong, and become active in our lives. It will be what takes us from one day to the next. And it will be what helps us to trust God for even the most basic needs in our lives.
Why? Because we have sought God diligently. And as our relationship with God grows, our faith grows accordingly.
Think of it like building muscles. We set out to have big muscles, so we exercise them. As our muscles grow, they become stronger. And because they get stronger, we can now move heavy things that we wouldn’t have been able to move when our muscles were weaker.
We didn’t set out to be able to move heavier things. We simply set out to grow our muscles. But being able to move heavy things is a byproduct of having big muscles.
Having big faith is a byproduct of having a strong walk with God.
So remember; having big faith won’t give us a stronger walk with God. Having a strong walk with God will give us big faith.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Eight little words that can change our lives forever.
In order to do this, we have to surrender our ideas and agendas to God. With some things it will, without a doubt, be a struggle to let go. With others we will find it very easy.
It’s a sacrifice we all make willingly, giving up our plan to trust Him with His plan.
Our faith starts off the size of a mustard seed. Some people’s faith will stay that size. They are very comfortable with it being that size. Some people may lose even their mustard-seed-sized faith and walk away from God.
But, If we truly want it to grow, we must choose to take the personal steps God has for each one of us. As we do that, our faith in Him will grow. Our walk will get stronger and we will get more clarity of vision as we go. And we will begin to live a more abundant life!
The key to walking and living by faith is to take that mustard-seed-sized bit of faith that He has given to each one of us and let it work.
This means getting His direction and answers before we take our steps, not after. And then we walk it out, step by step, day by day.
As we do this, and we see Him move on our behalf, that little tiny mustard seed will begin to grow and get stronger. Before we know it, it’s no longer small as a mustard seed, but strong and mighty in Him.
Trust Him with our lives today. Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Psalm 116:6 (NLT) 6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.
God wants us to have childlike faith. Faith is the foundation of our walk with Him. In fact, without faith, we can’t please God.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Childlike faith is what God asks of us, but what does that mean. What is childlike faith?
Having faith like a child means that we give someone 100% trust. We don’t question them. We don’t doubt them. We know that if they say they will do something, then they will do it. No questions asked.
Children trust parents unconditionally, unless they have been given a reason not to do so. When a child jumps into their daddy’s arms, they fully expect and know that he will catch them. They don’t stop and think about it. They don’t question whether he will catch them or not. They just jump.
And so it is with our Father in heaven. He wants us to trust Him with everything about our lives. The little things and the big things. The critically important and the not-so-important.
Jesus Himself said that unless we become like children, we can’t enter into the kingdom of God.
Matthew 18:2-3 (NKJV) 2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
He is God Almighty, Jehovah Jireh. He is the Alpha and the Omega, who was, and is, and is to come.
Trust Him with everything. Jump into His arms.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
We don’t walk by sight.
I had this conversation the other day with someone that was feeling very discouraged. The situation they were facing had loss written all over it.
How do we stay encouraged as believers and keep going when our situation is discouraging, and when everything we hear and see about it is not good and we are feeling scared?
This is when we buckle down and let our faith in God rise above all our feelings and thoughts. We rise above all that we can see and hear and just stay silent, trusting that God has the answer. And know that whatever it may be is going to be good.
Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) 20 So Jesus said to them, “…assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
Faith will help us through!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
It’s important that we understand that this is not a one time, only-when-we-are-in-trouble verse that we only follow when we’re in desperate need of help. This becomes a permanent lifestyle when we make Jesus our Lord and Savior!
This is the beginning of a brand new way of walking.
Faith; it’s where it all begins!
Are we still trying to walk the way we used to walk, before we became believers in Christ? If we are, then we will get the same results we used to get.
Maybe some of us are frustrated today because life is still the same as it was, and we were expecting big changes. Nothing is going to change for us if we don’t change the way we do things.
We need to learn to walk all over again. That’s right. And just as a baby taking its first steps, we might be a little wobbly and shaky.
We may even fall or fail at times. But, listen; We don’t stop learning. We keep on trying to get it right. We keep on pushing through, believing and having faith to get it right.
Even in our learning, God sees our faith.
Keep trying. Keep our eyes and our focus on Him. Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!