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What is Faith?












Faith. What is its true meaning? Faith is having trust in something, or someone. An example of having faith, is in Matthew 9:27-30 when two blind men came up to Jesus and asked Him to heal them. Jesus asked them if they believed He’d be able to heal them. They replied, “Yes Lord.”  Then He touched their eyes, and said, “According to your faith let it be to you.” And they were healed! They were able to see.

Imagine, if you were stuck in the middle of the ocean with nowhere to go for help, and suddenly someone came up to you, in a rickety old boat and said they’d get you back safe. Would you trust them? Or would you decide not to, and possible end up drowning. If you trusted them, and they got you back safe, that would be called having faith in them. You believed that they’d get you back safe, and they did.

How can you lack faith? Do you lack faith to know that God is with you? Or to overcome sin and guilt? To be healed of a certain sickness? To believe in His Word?

The Bible says you don’t need to lack faith in any of these things! You can always trust God to be there for you.

God gives faith to those that seek it. How can we seek faith? Through the studying of God’s word, and praying to Him, we not only gain faith but we draw closer to Him as well.  Paul told the Philippians, “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 4:6-7). They believed in God’s commandments, and trusted His word. As they listened and followed Paul’s instructions on giving their cares to God in believing prayer, their faith was increased.

Today we have the Bible in many different translations. As people all over the world read it, their faith in God is increased. When people read the Bible, then share it with others, the Word of God is spread, and faith is increased everywhere!

Faith is trust, assurance, and confidence in God. He will increase our faith if we fervently ask Him for it and seek to draw closer to Him in prayer and in the reading of His Word. We must always have faith in Him, and He will be there for us whenever we need Him.

I want to be able to put my faith and trust in God, don’t you?
~Ashley Angeles

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