Faith

"By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them." Hebrews 11:33

Faith.  Simple yet strong word.  The word that has been the focus of yesterday's youth service and today's main service.  A powerful word.  F-A-I-T-H.  The thing about faith is that, it just need to be as big as a mustard seed and you can move mountains.

 

"And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." Matthew 17:20

 

Saw this online:

"There is a distinct difference between belief and faith. What is belief? It is a principle, proposition, idea that is accepted as true; opinion; conviction; religious faith; trust or confidence. What is faith? It is the confident assurance in the character and nature of God; a strong or unshakeable belief in something, without proof or evidence.

Now comes the moment when faith steps in, as they proclaim that even if God does not deliver them, they still would not worship or serve the King's god. Their faith said that even if they were to perish, it still did not change that God is good. Biblical faith is not placed in the outcome of a situation but instead in God. This was so profound for me. It was a moment of realising that every battle belongs to the Lord and He controls the outcome. My faith says that God is good no matter the outcome of my situation. I believe that God can save the day. I believe that He can work miracles. My faith says that whether or not I follow Him will not bet dependent on things working out to my benefit. It says that I will follow Him not matter what."

http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/faith-vs-belief/

True happiness? In Christ. Having faith that everything is in my Lord, my Father's hand.