Matthew 14:23-32 tells us of the only man beside Jesus Christ who walked on water. His name is Peter. After Peter saw Jesus walk on water, he decided that he wanted to walk on the water to make sure that it was really Jesus.
After he stepped on the water and began walking to Jesus, he took his eyes off Jesus and began looking at the winds and the waves (v. 30).
Peter forgot that Jesus was there protecting him. He forgot that Jesus was looking out for him. He forgot to exercise his faith.
So faith is kind of like walking on rough waters sometimes. In a world thwarted with depression, worry, anxiety, fret, discouragement, and fear, you've got to have faith in God to help you glide through each day.
Hebrews 11:1 says: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith is trusting God to do the impossible. What you think might be hard and what you think might never come to pass, God can make it come to pass. Always remember, "I cannot, but God can," because "With God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26b).
The first key to having faith is to saturate your mind with the Word of God. Isaiah 55:11 says: "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." Matthew 24:35 says: "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." Everything that the Bible says is true, you can depend on it. If you ever feel afraid, you can comfort yourself by reading the Word of God. Let the Bible fill your mind with Its promises, and not one will return to you void.
The second key to having faith is to believe that God exists. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" (Hebrews 11:6). It takes a lot of faith to believe in God, Who you cannot see, yet Who has all power in His hands. Since God exists, it is only right that we seek His will for our lives and put all our trust in Him. He makes no mistakes about taking care of His children.
The third key to having faith is through prayer. Pray about everything. Ask God for what you need or want and He will provide it for you, guaranteed. James 1:6 says: "But let him (her) ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he (she) that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." When you pray to God, do not doubt His ability to do what you prayed about. If you doubt God that means you don't have faith.
Many people of the Bible had faith in God. Some of these people include: Abraham, Moses, Sarah, Joshua, Esther, David, and Daniel. They believed that God would do whatever He had promised to do, and they lived their lives as such. You know, it is one thing to talk about what God can do, but it is another thing to actually have the faith in Him to do as He said He would do.
One of the best definitions that I have heard of faith is this: trusting God so much to do the impossible, that you climb the tallest and biggest tree, get on the skinniest limb, and without fear, without wondering where you will land, cut the limb off behind you. You'll be surprised at where God will allow you to land. So, go on, have faith in God, and watch Him do miracles.
Celebrate: Think of a task that may seem impossible to accomplish this upcoming week. Pray about it. Then believe God that He can do as He promised, and will help you accomplish that task.
Think About It
"If you have the faith--God has the power."
-D. L. Edwards
"Faith makes the up-look good, the out-look bright, the in-look favorable, and the future glorious."
"In order to be a cut above the rest, you have to move from passive faith to productive faith."
-Walter Thomas
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