Nothing in my life previous to this revelation his impacted me so. Some part of me wishes that I would have discovered this sooner, but as I get to know the Lord, I know that I found out exactly when I needed to.
I am heavily involved in personal development, wealth mentality, positive thought process, and success principles. I'm also a part of a team of independent business owners focused on their success and the success of others. Working in these veins, I've come to know myself better and understand what it takes make my dream visible and real. I have the tools I need to become "Me 2.0", a much more dangerous version. I could write a term paper on all the things I've learned over the last month, so I'll refrain from elaborating too much. But I do have one revelation that I know can help you if you truly consider what I'm saying.
Faith is a verb.
I grew up in the church and I know a plethora of Bible verses. I've always heard of faith and thought that I understood what it was, but now I realize that I didn't have a clue.
Faith is a verb.
I always thought that faith was this…belief, that if you believe in something so much that you could make it true. However, what I realize now is that that is far, far from the case. Faith is associated with action, not thought process. Everyone in the world has faith and demonstrates it every day. Let me give you an example so that I can better explain: Some couple conceives a baby. In preparation, they buy diapers, a crib, paint the walls, and even save money for what they KNOW is coming 9 months later, even though they can't physically see it. Each of these actions described above – buying diapers, painting walls, saving money – is faith. They are ACTING, now, for things they can't see, but that they KNOW are coming.
Faith is a verb.
See, I used to think faith was just belief, but then I thought about belief and I realized that it's not that faith isn't belief, but that my definition of belief was not accurate either. When someone says, "I believe in you," isn't there usually an action associated with that? Conversely, if someone says that, but doesn't show it (ACTION), do you feel like they believe in you?
I basically had to get faith from being intangible to tangible, from something that was in my mind to something that I did physically. And now all of those Bible verses make so much sense to me.
"Faith without deeds is dead" - Faith is not a possibility without deeds, since faith is a verb, an action word. Basically, "Doing something towards your goals without doing something is dead."
"Faith of a mustard seed can move mountains" – Small acts of faith (reading 10 pages/day of a personal development book, consistently being on time, jogging for 15 minutes a day) can enable you to move mountains (become CEO, lead a multitude of people, lose 50 pounds). Your faith, your actions can be small and you can still do incredible things.
"God is faithful" – one of the most powerful statements in the Bible, in my opinion. God will do what He says he'll do. He has faith, which translates to He executes actions for things that can't yet be seen in your favor.
I believe that this revelation can help any and every one that listens and will open the Bible up to you like you read it for the first time. This lack of understanding is the reason why so many people's dreams go unfulfilled. They think that if they just "believe" and have "faith" that it's just going to magically happen. It's like you going to your fireplace and believing that "There will be a fire," without purchasing wood and an ignition source. There won't. Faith is a verb; you have to place action towards the dream you can't see yet in order to receive it. I haven't gotten everything down that I want and could say on the subject, but I pray that you got the message and that this can help you pursue your goals and dreams.
Some faith verses that can help you out:
> Matthew 17:20
> Matthew 14:22-31 (he stopped walking)
> 2 Corinthians 5:7
> Colossians 1:5 (I could write a whole blog post just about this idea)
> 2 Chronicles 20:20
If the spirit of our Lord lives within and enables us, nothing is impossible (with faith).
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