Faith

Faith is not a set of doctrines handed down through tradition. Faith is the confidence I put in God. Faith is my action. I believe what He said and have faith in Him to deliver to me what He promised.

What did He promise? Anything and everything I can find in the Bible.

Amen.

Daily

Believe

Receive

Live

Constantly pray rather than constantly complain

Fervently pray

Be Kind

Do Good

Believe you are God's Beloved

(Ephesians 4; 3 John; John 17)

Presence

The Presence inside me is greater than the pressure outside me. (2 Corinthians 4)(1 John 4)

Now Faith is

I have only today, the Holy Spirit, and the voice of the Lord.

I can only do what I see the Father do

I can only do it the way Jesus did it

I can only say what I hear the Father say

Jesus is the way, do it His way

Step 1: Listen

Step 2: Hear what God has to say

Step 3: Do what He tells you

One step at a time.

God doesn't use a day planner.

It is moment by moment

Step by step

One step at a time.

I only have this moment.

I listen.

Glory to God.

Learn

Trust the Grace.

Benefit

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who health all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles's. (Psalm 103)

How does my soul bless the LORD? What happens when I command my soul to bless the LORD?

To bless: to kneel, to benefit, to favor (Strongs H1288) How do I benefit or favor the LORD, God Most High, Creator of Heaven and Earth?

By getting my little self out of the way and letting Him shine forth through me to those around me.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Receiving

"Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises that by these we might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." (2 Peter 1:2-4)

Peter tells us that God has given us ALL THINGS that pertain unto life and godliness. It is already done. It is up to us to receive what we need.

•  Father, in Jesus' name, teach me to receive.

When we pray God goes to work. God works in "and suddenly"'s. Just because we don't see something happening doesn't mean nothing is happening. "For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it." (Romans 8:24-25)

Praying in Faith + Hope + Patience = And suddenly

"And when you stand praying, forgive, ..." (Mark 11:25) Set your mind to forgive. Arm yourself with mercy every morning and be ready to use it. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,"(Romans 3:24) "... freely you have received, freely give." (Matt. 10:8)