True faith is trusting in Father, and waiting patiently for said outcome.

Depending on how much faith you have in God that he will do what you ask, depends on how much work God will do for you. You give him a lot of faith, he will give a lot of what you ask, you give him a little faith, you can surely expect a little in return.

Father helps those who are willing to help themselves. What I mean is that we must not just sit back and say oh well Father will provide. Now, saying God will provide is correct if you are working and you are tapped out. I am talking about the people who sit back and don’t put forth any effort at all and expect Father to even wash the dishes for them.

Many will look at others and wonder how can they have so much faith? It is because they have been through many situations and can look back at how they came through. We are put through many situations that cause us to wonder where is God in all of this. But, he is surely there. Does the teacher speak during the tests?

You pass your tests and Father will give you more in ways of faith, knowledge, love, or even things that are needed for your daily.

True faith is not letting worry or doubt overcome your mind. The world will tell you look at you, you just lost your job, where is your God now. Will you now falter because of this? No, you take what just happened as a learning experience. In your emotional downfall, you may feel as though Father is not there, but he sits back and watches what you will do next.

For instance, if you get back up and pound the pavement and do what is needed to get a job, he sees this. This shows him that you will do what is needed in almost any situation without stumbling. But, if you sit back and cry and moan, this shows that he will need to work on you more.

When you start to doubt and waver and start to do things by your own hand, that is when you see Father step back and say, he will now learn to trust in me, that I am God and will provide for you. Too many of us today, we try to do things our own way, we think we can take over the world by our own hand. We keep doing this and God will keep putting us through things to get our attention.

You can't stay in a steady relationship, you lose your car, you lose your debit card. Do not look at these as the devil attacking you, but look at it as Father trying to grab your attention. Give him faith, and watch how far he stretches his hand.

Thanks for this post. These are trying times for us all and our faith is getting tested daily. So many times I forget to pray but when I do I feel so much more connected and positive about my life and my families future when I do. Its hard to explain that to a person who doesn't pray or try to have a relationship with the Father.

I disagree that faith is a good thing, to believe in something with insufficient
evidence is not something that should be glamorized or praised and to teach our children
as though it were the truth is lying and if you ask me to lie to someone is immoral.
to force immorality in the guise of truth that you don't actually have is a huge mistake,
be honest with yourself and your children, believe if you want but do not claim
faith is a positive, it is the utter worst thing to ever come from religion, faith is the
excuse extremists use to justify murder.......... they believe in their god so much
without proof they choose to enact the most atrocious parts of the books religions
believe in. And they claim faith is their shield, of course it is, its their shield
against honesty, truth and knowledge.

Faith can be used to believe or justify anything you wish, as it does not require
any kind of proof, i have faith that Odin created everything, does that mean im
correct as well? no.

I am not convinced by your assertions.

Originally posted by jhill76
Depending on how much faith you have in God that he will do what you ask, depends on how much work God will do for you. You give him a lot of faith, he will give a lot of what you ask, you give him a little faith, you can surely expect a little in return.

edit on 10-1-2013 by jhill76 because: (no reason given)

What your saying is, that God, an omnipotent being by most religious standards, chooses not to help people regardless if they are good or bad, simply because they don't have faith in him?

Sounds like your God is a spoiled little kid with a grudge towards independent thinking.

Stop filling peoples heads with the medieval mumbo-jumbo.

Originally posted by iLoGiCViZiOnS
Thanks for this post. These are trying times for us all and our faith is getting tested daily. So many times I forget to pray but when I do I feel so much more connected and positive about my life and my families future when I do. Its hard to explain that to a person who doesn't pray or try to have a relationship with the Father.

I am glad it could help.

Yes, that is rather a task to relate that experience to others who don't share similar faith.