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What is Faith?

Many people are confused about exactly what faith is. We talk about it, hear it preached in our churches, and read about it in the Bible. God says in Habakkuk 2:4, The just shall live by his faith. But what is faith, really? That's a question I asked God when I was trying to find His direction for my life. And this is what He said to me:

"Faith is a knowing. It's when the Holy Spirit supernaturally empties your heart of doubt and fills you with a knowing so that you know that you know that you know. And in that moment of knowing, you can't doubt."

I suddenly realized something about the Holy Spirit that I didn't know before. He has the power to supernaturally empty my heart of doubt and fill it with a knowing and a confidence that comes from God. That was a profound thought for me because I was plagued with many doubts.

As I listened to God, He gave me the Scripture in Romans 4:17 which tells us to have the faith of God, who called those things that be not as though they already were! All of a sudden I got it. That was an illustration of faith and how it works.

That revelation helped establish me in my Christian faith as a young preacher. I believe that once we understand this idea, we can go beyond theory to action, and we can act with certainty concerning whatever we're believing God for. This is when miracles happen!

It's so important for us to put our trust in God as our Source and not in money. I've learned to sow my seed to God as an act of my faith because He is my Source. I sow when I'm facing a need and when I'm not facing a need. I sow seed all the time. It's a continual seed-sowing operation because I need a continual harvest. I make certain that my tithes and offerings are up to date. I want to be current with God. I want my heavenly checkbook to be balanced.

Philippians 4:17 says that our giving is fruit that abounds to our account in heaven. If I have an account in heaven, I want to be sure I have a good balance there, not a negative balance! Verse 19 says that God shall supply all my need according to his riches in glory, which is where my heavenly account is. But if I've got a zero balance, then I'm in trouble.

Seed is not just money. Seed involves your obedience-doing what God tells you to do. It may be giving a seed of your love, your time, a smile, or a word of encouragement. The Amplified version of verse 17 says that what you sow becomes fruit which increases to your credit-the harvest of blessing that is accumulating to your account. When you need it, God can open your heavenly account and pour you out blessings so great that there will not be room enough to receive them (Malachi 3:10,11). That's how Seed-Faith works!

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