Why do we need faith

I mean the inner resolve to withstand turmoil. The writer of Psalm says of God, "In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.

We have the Creator of the Universe on our side. For example, take David and the story of how he killed Goliath 1 Samuel At the time, David was a shepherd boy, not a warrior. But when he saw Goliath mocking God's people, David approached the king and asked to go down and fight.

Picture the babysitter next door or the kid who delivers your papers telling the President, "Let me handle this one. David's ability to not be shaken by Goliath's size or insults was the result of David's faith in God. David tells the king, "The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine" 1 Samuel David had faith that God would defeat the giant and deliver His people, so David to stood up to the king and then to the giant.

Courage is the ability to do what scares us, to act on our beliefs despite threats of danger, to show strength in face of grief or pain. Courage, like strength, comes directly from our faith in God. Our confidence that heaven is real will directly affect the risks we're willing to take.

If death is the worst thing that can happen to someone, how do you hurt the person who believes there is a better life waiting after this one? Esther is a good example of a woman whose faith made her courageous.

She was in constant danger not because of what she was doing, but simply because of who she was — a Jew. But it took courage to stay. Check out Esther 7 to see how she endured the schemes of her enemy and gained favor with the king to save her people. Have you ever met someone who seem unshakable?

The coworker who takes a deep breath when the computer crashes instead of slamming her head on the desk. We too need to keep our eyes on Jesus instead of our circumstances — this will keep our faith strong during difficulties. Why is faith important to God? Because faith — not need, doubt or fear — moves God. As Christians, we often petition God, asking Him to meet our needs, to heal our bodies or relationships, or to give us wisdom. Because we live in a sinful, fallen world, we will face difficulties.

But our faith is what helps us remain strong during hard times. We demonstrate our faith in God by what we do and how we live. Picture this: Faith and Works are each an oar in your row boat of life.

They work together to move you forward. Genuine faith is validated by actions that follow; likewise, actions done without faith are useless. We must always act in faith! Unshakeable faith is noticeable, and it can encourage others to be firm in their faith too. Choose to stand strong in your faith and inspire others to do the same! Praise drives the powers of darkness away and brings the throne of God into your circumstances. Praising God is an act of faith and helps your faith to grow.

It is commanded Hebrews Worship is admiring God through the Spirit. If you can perceive who is God, His power, faithfulness and love your trust and faith in Him will grow. Spend as much time as you can with people of faith. The spirit of faith on them will touch your life also Proverbs Speak the WORD.

By saying with your mouth you exercise your faith, you hear the Word and you build it into your life. Seek holiness, purity of heart. It is with the heart that man believes Romans To the extent that the heart has uncleanness, unforgiveness and other bad conditions within, the man will lose the spiritual perception of the Lord which enables his heart to believe.

Purity and faith feed each other. Remember that faith works by love Galatians The centurion Matthew and the woman of Canaan Matthew were both motivated by their love for another in coming to Jesus. And both were described as having great faith. Let us believe God for others to be blessed, in a spirit of love, and as we give of our selves God will give blessings to us also Luke Express your faith by planting a seed in terms of some form of giving.

God will release a multiplied harvest in return if we endure and do not faint Hebrews Since salvation includes many benefits and blessings our right mouth confession is a major key to receiving what God has provided for us by his grace. The power of the tongue is in the power of the words we speak.

All our words have an effect on the spiritual atmosphere around us, either for good or bad. It is through words that covenants and promises are established. It is through words that our faith or our fears are expressed. Bad words open the door for bad spirits to work.

Good words open the door for God and His angels to work. Words are spiritual seeds. Words of life produce life. Words of faith produce faith. Words of love produce love. Words of hope produce hope, and so on. Words of death attract spirits of death, words of doubt attract doubt, words of fear attract spirits of fear, and so on. Therefore we must guard carefully what we SAY.

The Bible has much to say on this subject, especially in the Book of Proverbs e. Proverbs , 20, 31, 32; , 22; , 33; , 4, For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.