Growing Faith

But without faith it is impossible to please him [God]... (Hebrews 11:6a).


After salvation, our faith should grow as we learn more and try to live for the Lord, and there're things we can do to facilitate this. Now, we are no longer alone and even have the Holy Spirit indwelling to guide and direct us. If we will heed His guidance, He'll make God's will known to us.


All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness ( 2 Timothy 3:16).

The first thing we need to do is read and study God's Word. We cannot live a Christian life and grow our faith unless we know what it says and learn who God is. It's not only new Christians who need to hear this, but more mature Christians need the reminder, too. It's all too easy to backslide and let the busyness of our lives push away spiritual things. We need to remember what's most important and set our priorities according to God's. Again, the Holy Spirit is there to help us understand.

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth (Psalm 145:18). Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Prayer is equally important. The Bible addresses this often. Jesus even gave us a model prayer to emphasize how crucial prayer is. He regularly went away to a secluded place to pray, and I'm sure He prayed all through the day. We should do both, too. Prayer is our direct line to God, a time to be in His presence in a special way. We cannot live the life God wants for us without it.

Submit yourselves therefore to God (James 4:7a).

And we must surrender, relying on God for everything. We need to give up our will and desires and seek His. This is what brings true joy and contentment. Worldly pursuits will never satisfy for long for there'll always be something missing. God wants all of us, and if we want more of Him, we must surrender. As we see how trustworthy He is and follow Him in obedience, our faith will grow by leaps and bounds. And we will be truly blessed.

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