The Faith Process
by Karon Thackston
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Faith can be compared to a muscle. Everybody's born with it, but to become a body builder, you have to exercise and develop your muscles. Faith can also be developed and grown, just like your muscles.
The Bible clearly states that "Without faith, it is impossible to please God". It also says that, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen."
- What exactly IS faith?
- Where does it come from?
- How can you develop yours?
- How can you increase the abundance in your life in every area?
Everyone is given the same "measure of faith" according to Gods Word. Not everyone, however, develops and uses their faith in the same way.
"The Faith Process" comes directly from Jesus teaching, His method of prayer and the examples of His faith in the Bible. It uncovers the key to your effective prayer life, a closer relationship with God and the abundance that Father wants you, as His child, to have on this earth.
These are the same principles Jesus shared with his disciples and the same principles they used when fulfilling their ministries.
Simply stated, your faith holds the power to gaining access to Gods blessings!
Now you can discover how to build and use your faith - starting today - in order to receive greater blessings from the heavenly Father who loves you and wants you to prosper.
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CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER ONE: The
Faith Muscle
What is faith? Where does faith
come from? Why do we need faith? All these are questions I’ve heard over and
over again. We will explore these, and other questions, and find out what the
faith process is all about. Let’s start with the biblical definition of faith.
"Faith is the substance of
things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1, KJV).
It comes from inside you and grows stronger each
time it is used. You already have faith in worldly things. You were born
with faith and since your childhood, you have increased your faith in a worldly
manner. When you push the "power" button on your television remote,
you have faith that the TV will operate. You can’t see the
power, but you know it will work. When you swallow an aspirin, you have faith
that your pain will decrease. You can’t see the relief, but you know
it is coming. You don’t even doubt that these things work - you just know
they do. How do you know? Because you’ve done them before and they worked, so
they will work again. "But let him ask in faith without any doubting,
for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the
wind. For let not that man expect he will receive anything from the Lord being
double-minded, unstable in all his ways." (James 1:7-8). That’s the
kind of faith we need to develop in relation to God’s promises. So much faith
that we don’t even consider that His promises won’t come. But faith does
have to be developed.
Think of faith as a muscle. I
think everyone, at one point or another, has exercised. Whether you were lifting
weights in order to build or taking aerobics classes to tone; the rules for
physical exercise are the same... start slow and exercise consistently. Faith is
your spiritual muscle and the same rules apply.
When you begin to walk by faith,
start slow. Don’t expect to read this book and immediately be able to move
mountains. Most humans require a lot of practice. Just as someone who is a
beginner at lifting weights won’t be able to work out for only one day and
lift 1,000 pounds. Your muscles can only lift as much weight as they have been
conditioned to lift, and your faith can only produce as much as you believe
it will produce.
The muscles have to be prepared and exercised before they can perform the big
tasks. But don’t be discouraged. With consistency your spiritual faith will
grow by leaps and bounds.
You will make progress each time you use your faith. Start with something
simple, like a parking space. Ask and then believe, I mean really make up your
mind before you leave the house, that God will provide for you a parking space,
close to a door, at the mall. The first time you see that space on the front row
open up you’ll be very excited! And you will be more ready to believe the next
time you ask that you will receive. Thank God for your parking space and praise
Him for your growth in faith. I know it sounds silly, but you have to start
somewhere. Besides, God knows you are practicing having faith in Him, and He
will appreciate your efforts.
That’s how faith starts. Use your faith, work it daily. Practice believing
God for everything, (starting small) and each time you see the manifestation of
your faith, it will build until you will be able to believe God for your every
need. Let’s look at an example.
We’ve all probably seen an Olympic athlete on television. (I’ll use the
sport of ice skating to demonstrate.) Although I’ve never personally spoken
with her, I’d bet Christy Yamaguchi did not put on her first pair of skates,
slide out onto the ice and perform a triple lutz. (I guess for those who are not
familiar with ice skating I should explain that a triple lutz is a maneuver that
requires leaping into the air, spinning around three times and landing on your
feet!) It took many years of practice, and a lot of falling down, before she
could lay claim to that jump. I’m sure Christy started with smaller jumps and
spins and worked her way up to having the substance (the skills) to try
the triple lutz. (Remember, the first part of faith is "the substance of
things hoped for".) Each time Christy tried the lutz, whether she fell
or not, she got a little closer to having the "evidence of things not
seen", which is the second part of faith. She had not seen herself do
this move but she knew, with practice and consistency, she would. Christy was "faithful"
to her skating.
In Paul’s second letter to Timothy he discusses how to be a faithful
servant. II Timothy 2:5 reads, "If anyone competes as an athlete, he
does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules." Christy
did just that. She followed the rules of ice skating and went on to become a
world class athlete. In case you don’t know the end result, Christy Yamaguchi
won a gold metal in 1992 for figure skating.
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