Learn To Use Your Faith

MARK 11:23-24

"For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain,'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt inhis heart, but believes that those things he says will be done,he will have whatever he says.24 "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when youpray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

There is spiritual growth as well as physical growth. We don'tstart out strong and mature. The Bible, and all creation,teaches gradual growth.

MARK 4:28 The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf bladepushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finallythe grain ripens.

The Bible is full of great promises. We must receive them byfaith. Faith is not trying to believe, but knowing that youbelieve. So, you must start using faith at the level you areat. Keep using your faith and feeding it on God's Word and it will continue togrow.

Eventually, you will get to where you can believe God for largethings as easily as you did for small things.It requires feeding your faith on God's Word as well asexercising your faith to cause it to grow strong.Yes, the Word says that all things are possible, but only for thosewho truly believe. Most people are just trying to believe andhoping something will happen.

What if you have a need now, but don't have enough faith tocover it? Get someone else to agree with you, using their faithon your behalf.MATTHEW 18:19 "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earthconcerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them byMy Father in heaven.But don't expect to go through life depending entirely onsomeone else's faith. God will require you to eventually growup and use your own faith. So you might as well get startednow.God knows our needs.

The Bible is clear that God does not wantus to be in lack. Then why doesn't God just meet our needs,without us having to ask?One answer is God wants us to grow in faith. Our faith can onlygrow strong as we use it.

So, every need is a faithopportunity, and thus an opportunity for growth.God wants us to be specific in our asking, so that when theanswer comes, we will know it was from God and came in responseto our faith in Him.Don't wait until you have a large crisis in life to startlearning to use your faith. Start now!Don't try to start praying for something big. Start small. Yourfaith will grow as you use it.

SAY THIS: God will help me to learn to walk in faith.