Romans 10:17 KJV
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
No one is born with faith and no one is born with fear. Neither fear nor faith is inherent with anyone; people get to contact faith and people contact fear as well.
It will interest you to know that both fear and faith are contacted in the same ways and the same manners, and this is because they both have the same definition.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and fear is the substance of things hoped for. Faith is the evidence of things hoped for and fear is the evidence of things hoped for as well.
So, if both faith and fear have the same definitions then it naturally follows that they both come the same way. Faith comes by hearing and hearing God's word, and fear comes by hearing and hearing the words of the devil.
God speaks through the scriptures, and satan speaks through all manner of write ups in print and electronic media.
God speaks through His servants, and satan speaks through his agents of fear and confusion. Whoever is speaking fear is an agent of satan sent to you; no matter how innocent they may seem.
Whoever speaks faith into your life has been sent by God; irrespective of how mean or beggarly they may look.
At every given time, you are either operating in fear or faith, depending on who or what you have been listening to. Someone I was counselling began to express serious fear about getting married; she wondered if she would survive marriage; seeing all the marriage failures everywhere.
My response to her was simple; I told her that it was not abnormal for her to feel that way, since she decided to focus on those who have been failing in their marriages.
However, I further made it clear to her that her feelings will change when she begins to focus on those who have been succeeding in their marriages.
It is a matter of choice; focus on failures and you will fail, but focus on those who succeed and you will generate enough faith to succeed.
Build your faith to succeed in Jesus Name.
Assignment
i. Cut off all forms of communication around you that bring fear.
ii. Begin to gather faith building materials.
iii. Increase your hearing rate of God's word to push away all kinds of fear.
Prayer
-Lord I thank you for today's word in Jesus Name.
-I cut off all forms of fear mentality from my mind today in Jesus Name.
-Lord I believe and trust you, please help my unbelief in Jesus Name. Ref: (Mark 4:40)
Nugget
Whoever speaks faith into your life has been sent by God; irrespective of how mean or beggarly they may look.
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