Faith as a Lifestyle
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV
First, Faith begins in yourself, then in the thing you set out to do, and then in your accomplishment. Faith is the ability to believe you have won before you have. It’s the art of beating the enemy, the obstacles, or the plan of your opposers before they have securely organised.
Faith is to take victory in hand at the start.
Therefore, you must have Faith and continuously build your Faith. The incredible stories of success from the beginning of time are narratives of men and women doers – who had Faith. Faith feeds the hungry in adversity – clothes and warms the needy in temporary failure. For Faith builds and cannot destroy, therefore guard your Faith.
Your success is limited only by your Faith. The results from Faith are limitless. In victory, defeat is but an incident. Obstacles, stumbling blocks, disappointment in ideals – these things weave into and form the raiment to success. For success is a series of failures – put to flight through your Faith. The only time people fail is when they lose Faith.
The Pitcher in a ball game, the Soldier on a battlefield, the Leader in Politics, the Executive at the head of a task or business – the humblest Toiler – each does his best only as Faith inspires him. First, as he has it – then as those about, under or near him have Faith in him.
You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. James 2:22 NIV.
And make it a vital part of your determination to win today. The most obscure worker is entitled to as great credit for results in proportion, as the man who commands – so long as he has and uses all the Faith he can muster. So, remember to keep a good stock of Faith on hand constantly. All this day long.