By definition faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or something.

Complete is having all the necessary or appropriate parts; to the greatest extent or degree; total.

According to Hebrews 11:1, the Bible defines faith as “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Be definition, substance is the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence.

So then Our complete trust in God is the tangible, solid presence of the things hope for. Our faith is the actual evidence of the things we cannot see.

Faith must move from our head to our hearts and become real. I say this because we can know and understand, and even believe things without them first becoming real to us. A thing is truly real to us it it has moved from our head to our hearts.

The Bible tells us that our mouth will speak what is in our heart (Matthew 12:34) without conscious effort. The thing is so much a part of you that it is spoken without you even realizing it. It is almost like an automatic behavior.

When your faith has made a thing real, it is so easy to speak it daily as an affirmation. But on the flip side of that coin, if you really do not believe a thing it is hard to confidently say it in faith. Rather we cover our doubt with flowery words. But it is doubt none the less.

Faith is bold, it is fearless, and it is unwavering. It has to be bold because we must stand up in the face of the enemy and boldly proclaim the word of God. Faith has to be fearless, because fear has torments. Fear and faith cannot exist at the same time. God’s perfect love casts out fear, and our faith is stronger because of it. Faith must be unwavering because it must stand when tested and withstand the fiery darts of the devil.

No, we are not born with great faith. But we are born with a measure of faith. It is our duty to exercise our faith and allow it to grow into great faith. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Our faith is activated by the Word of God. Faith requires the Word of God to survive.

Those of us wha are in a faith battle need to understand that it IS God’s will that you come out victorious. Yes, he wants to heal you, deliver you, and set you free. No, he does not want to see you fail, fall, or even miss heaven. These are lies told by the enemy over and over again in many different versions. It is the believers duty to take what God says, over the lies of the enemy – every time.

It’s a faith thing.