The Fruit of Faith

Perhaps, the next few sentences may change your concept of faith, so read with trust.

“Mountains of faith rise from the valley of failures”.

Why faith is so hard for people of these days? Why was it so emphasized in Matthew 17:20 going up to this extent: “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you”.

The Bible says keeping faith is not that simple.  People living ordinary life can do big or small things if they make their minds to do and even get success, but do we just think of these examples listed in Hebrews 11?  That was not possible without faith (remember, faith can move mountains..?)

By faith, Noah built a giant ship for the salvation of his family and as God had commanded him.

By faith, Moses conquered a huge empire and liberated his people of Israel.  It has been observed that the word faith is more elaborated in the Bible.  The reading of the scripture in Hebrew 11 gives its significance in the true sense that outweighs our understanding of faith.

Faith is the subject of Hebrew 11.  Well, what is faith? You may not get the answer through this post, but be sure that you may touch the tip of it if you really try to understand it.  The answer to this question is in the examples of the true lives, the lives that were lived, the lives that had faith, Abraham, Abel, Noah… We can not put the answer in such simple words, but we can get the answer once we live in faith and doing the impossible.

The dictionary says “strong belief esp. with logical proof”.  How would the rational word ‘keep faith’ (with logical proof) to the words of our Lord? That is why the Bible says it is not that simple.  Faith is the result of teaching Romans 10 : 14-17.

Well, you will say these things are not possible today. What I tell you, we can learn to trust. Learn to trust not to oneself fully but to the creator, and see what big things happen in our life. It is possible (remember the bible says), to move the mountains even today.

How do we learn to trust? Follow the simple steps:

1. Grasp the smallest opportunities where God asks you to have a little faith that may or may not be against our own nature to do. Read the Scripture: Philippians 2 : 12-13.

2. Do one small thing in a day that urges you to believe the Lord.  What? How? – Tell at least one person what you learnt today about keeping faith to the Lord. Tomorrow, ask the Lord in Prayer for what He wants you to do and see what happens. This is not pretty easy for a nonbeliever, but just for the sake of doing, do and see the results.

3. In times of disappointment and despair, learn to make a very small prayer and a very small faith, “Lord, relieve me from this stressor. Do this, Lord, because I trust You.” See the results.

Trust and Testify.