In part 2 of this series, we talked about how reading the word of God informs us about the nature of God and that it helps us get to know Him. You can’t have faith in someone you don’t know. Reading the word and praying are the first two steps in the process of establishing our faith.
The final step in this series is witnessing. When we share the good news of the Lord with others we are witnessing our faith in Him. We are giving our testimony, our experience about what He has done in our lives and convey the message of what he can do for others. The more we talk about Christ to others, the more it builds our faith.
Have you ever been having a not so good day and someone comes along that is not having a good day either and you start talking to them about the Lord? What happens? While talking to and encouraging them, you start to feel better. Your witnessing has strengthened you. It has reactivated your faith to make it a little further in your day. Now just imagine doing that every day. You will be constantly reminded of God’s goodness and continually strengthened. Your faith will build more and more each day.
Romans 10:8-10 tells us that the word of faith is in our mouth and that we are to confess the Lord Jesus with our mouth. “With the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
Although there are some that are given the gift of faith, for most of us great faith comes through the process of praying, reading the word, and witnessing. And guess what? Even then we still have those days where we may just feel a certain type of way about some of the things going on in our lives. But don’t ever give up. Keep hanging in there. Those moments will pass. God will renew you exactly when you need it the most. Be encouraged in the grace of the Lord that meets us right where we are.
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