Take the small seed of faith that You have planted in me and grow it. Growing our faith is a constant, conscious process of of daily renewing our trust in God. Like anything else, it just takes practice.
He already knows and He will gladly help us when we ask.įinally, the last key to believing God is knowing that we can grow in our faith. Help me overcome my unbelief!" Verse 29 says, "This kind (of faith) comes by prayer." We should never be afraid to admit to God that we need help. Then the man who asked Jesus to heal his son responds, "I do believe. In verse 23, Jesus says, "Everything is possible for Him who believes". That leads directly to the next step, which is found in Mark 9:14-25. As long as we have a tiny seed of faith, if it is alive and growing, then it is enough. It is complete and humble obedience to God's will, readiness to do whatever He calls us to do."Ī small amount of genuine faith in God can will take root and grow. (Faith) is total dependence on God and a willingness to do His will. My Commentary for Luke 17:1-6 says, ".the amount of faith is not as important as it's genuineness. Sometimes He will do that, and sometimes He will ask us to step out in the faith we already possess. To increase means to "add to", so when we ask God to increase our faith, we are simply asking Him to add to our existing faith. That is exactly what the disciples did in Luke Chapter 17. The third key is to ask God to increase our faith. We receive God's Word by listening to our Pastor's sermons, attending Sunday school, Bible studies, our own devotional time and even music that glorifies Him.
In this case, "hearing" is actively listening, receiving and applying God's Word to our lives. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17). The second key is to listen to God's Word. The more I let the Holy Spirit fill me, dwell in me and lead me, the more my faith will grow! Wow! What a simple but profound concept! This is such an eye opener for me. We might even say that "faithfulness - serving and obeying God - is the outward expression of an inward fullness of faith." as 'faith'." In order to get an idea of the difference between those two words, Beth conceptualizes "faith as believing God", while "faithfulness (is) obediently serving God and keeping His commands. The King James Version and Young's Literal Translation both translate Galatians 5:22-23 as,īut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."īeth states that "most translations render the word 'faithfulness', but the original word is the exact one translated. The first key to believing God is found in the fruit of the Spirit.
#HERE AND NOW BETH MOORE BIBLE STUDY HOW TO#
Now that we know why we want to believe God, today we get to find out HOW to believe God! God credits our faith as righteousness (Rom 4). God acts in response to our faith (Matt 9:29), andĥ. So far, here are the five motivations of faith we have learned this week:Ĥ.
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