How to get a Strong faith in God?
“Faith
is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we
cannot see.”
-Hebrews 11:1
-Hebrews 11:1
We are all Christians and we believe
that Jesus Christ came, died for our sins and resurrected to give us
a new life and He will come again to judge the living and the dead
and to take us to our Father in Heaven. What difference does this
make in our life? How are we standing unique as the Children of God-
Christians? If we think this deeply touching our heart, we can
realize that this is something we just believe. Without any emotions
or devotion we can say this, “I believe”. But we remain the same
always, ordinary human beings of this world.
Believing is not same as FAITH. Belief
is just an acceptance but faith involves a change in us with
belief.(Faith is Belief+Action).If we are believing in something it
may or may not affect us. But strong faith renews us through belief.
When we think of our parents or anyone
close to our heart, we know that we love them a lot. We have faith in
them because we know how they cared us, loved us, sacrificed for us
and dedicated their life for us for our good upbringing. The good
position that we are in now is as a result of our parents dedication
and prayers for us. Or if it is our partner or friend that we trust
the most, we know that it is their dedication and care for us that
made us love them and trust them. As we know this, we also know that
they will do everything for us, even when we are down or when we are
facing a trouble. Hence we also do the same in return. This is faith.
Actions arising due to belief that overflows in love and it has no
boundaries, it increases with sharing. It gives hope to others to
live.
Thus Faith comes from an experience of
Love. Let us reflect our life for the experiences when a sincere love
protected us and held us strongly. When we were alone, when we were
depressed, in times of confusions and pains, when we were sinning,
there was a hand that grabbed us and saved us. Are we able to realize
this love? This eternal love that come from our Father in Heaven in
the form of our parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, friends,
children or partners or may be a stranger or sometimes as a divine
filling surely must have touched us or is touching us at some or
every point of life. It is because of this love that we live now.
If we are able to reflect ourselves,
this love, we surely will have a drop of tears in our eyes. How great
is our Gods Love. The pinnacle of His love is seen when He sacrificed
His only son for us,
“Yes,
God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal
life.” John 3:16
When we realize this love, Thank God
for this Love and the grace that He showered on us during those
times. Thank God for the sincere protection and love that He showered
on us during those times. Try to realize how purely and deeply God is
loving us. This love led us till this day. Let this love of God fill
us. Only by the realization of this true love and the acceptance of
Gods care and mercy can create a strong faith in us to our Father
Almighty.
This faith will be sincere, devoted and
deep that we can never ever turn back from God to this world. This
faith will renew us, it will strengthen us to act for God and stand
firm for Him as His children. When this faith increase in us with
love, it overflows from us to the hearts of others giving them the
guarantee of life in God . Our life in faith should give hope for
others to live for God in all times.
Let us dig our heart, dig our life and
find this treasure of Gods Love that enveloped us once and saved us
once and is still saving us.
Meditation on the personal experience
of Gods love in our life will help us to thank Him with tears of
sincerity and love towards Him. It is this sincere love for God that
builds strong belief in us. The belief built up in love turns out to
a faith that never shakes or fails.
Only when we have this strong faith, we
can stand for God in all temptations and trials of this world. Our
strong belief and life in God should be a surety for others to live
in God.
Loving Father in Heaven, help us
realize the depth of Your love for us and the pain that You
experience when we forget You. Let us love You God with all our
heart, mind , soul and life, let us have strong faith in You so that
we stand for You always and our Faith help others to stand in You
too. Amen.
Then
Jesus said, “I am the bread that gives life. No one who comes to me
will ever be hungry. No one who believes in me will ever be thirsty.”
John
6:35
So I am not the one living now—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God. He is the one who loved me and gave himself to save me. Galatians 2:20
Reading:
Hebrews 11
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