Christian Faith Study

This short study on Christian faith will help you develop it to receive answered prayer and to grow spiritually.

God has set spiritual principles in motion for us to always receive whatever we desire, so when we don't receive what we've prayed for, the problem lies with us, not God.  So we need to find out why we can't seem to communicate with God.  In most cases it's because we were not taught about scriptural faith and how to develop it within the human heart.

Once you have prayed the "prayer of Christian faith," you will need to have faith to receive your request.  We don't always get what we ask of God immediately here in the physical realm, but in the spiritual realm, where God resides, He answers our prayers immediately.  Read the Kingdom Living Study to learn how to communicate with God.

There is usually a time element involved to receive answered prayer.  However, the time it takes to receive depends upon how much faith you have to receive.  So, you must develop you faith daily for what you want.  When your faith is sufficient, then you will receive.  The more faith you build, the faster your results!

If you don't understand what faith is and how to have it, I have created this short study that will help you quickly grasp the kind of faith you need to receive from God through answered prayer and to live your daily life with the belief that God is taking care of you always.

For now, continue with this study on Christian faith to: 

      1. be restored from damage done to you

      2. create with God through the power of positive confession 

      3. live in peace and joy without guilt and feelings of failure

      4. live in good health and have divine healing

      5. be intelligent and wise with good common sense

THE GOD KIND OF FAITH

God answered your prayer the moment you made your request.  Now it's up to you by faith to bring the manifestation of your request into the physical realm.  God is a spirit, and therefore prayer is a spiritual transaction. You will need to create what God has done for you in the spiritual realm by faith to physically receive it.
 
"I'm going to teach you how to develop and build your faith for receiving your faith on a daily basis, using your personal routine.
 
1. Before you move forward, you must understand that God is a spirit and must be worshiped in spirit and in truth.  You can't use your mind, emotions, or body to communicate with Him.  You can only use your spirit.  However, as your faith grows, your mind will be renewed with God's Word as you meditate upon it. 

How To Grow Christian Faith:

    -Meditate upon God's Word
    -Speak God's Word (scripture), hear it, act upon it
    -Remain thankful always
    -Know that you are a spirit
    -Speak positive confessions about yourself
    -Know who you are in Christ
    -Use wisdom with faith 

2.  For meditation, use the scripture I've provided for your specific situation. Meditate upon the ones you have chosen throughout the day or at any appointed time.  For this activity, you read a scripture and then mutter or think about it while you get ready for the day in the morning, while you're driving to and from work, or any time where you have a free-thinking period of time.   

3.  Always speak God's Words about your situation, not what you think, what others say, and what the circumstances are telling you. Your faith will grow as you make faith statements that you believe God has already answered your prayer.  This will retrain your mind with God's thinking and will override the impact of your negative experiences that will bring you fear, doubt, and discouragement.

4.  Keep the energy of thankfulness to God always present.  A deep gratitude and thankfulness for what you believe God is doing for you and what He's already done will build your faith and allow God to work on your behalf.  Use thankfulness as a weapon against fear and doubt.  When they come to you, and they will, overcome the temptation to let these negative emotions rule your thinking.  

5.  Know that you are a spirit who lives in a body and has a soul.  We can only worship God in spirit and in truth (His Word) we cannot use our emotions, mind, or body to communicate with Him.  We've got to approach Him on His terms.  As we shift to our spirits, we are then able to develop greater Christian faith as the Word of God within us that we meditate upon will give us God's mentality --- a success mentality!

6.  Speak only positive about yourself.  God did not create you as a failure. speak only what the Bible says of you.  You must let the past go and let God's forgiveness of you change your image of yourself.  If you haven't already, ask God forgiveness for whatever makes you feel badly about yourself and believe that you have received. God forgives and blots out your sins as if they never were.  He loves you, despite what many people seem to believe.  The only people who believe that God is hateful, don't know Him.

7.  Know that you have the authority of Jesus Christ.  You can do anything through Jesus Christ, not because of who you are but because of His work on the cross.  Look to Jesus and know that you can do what He did and is still doing through other by His name.  You can be healed because He was resurrected from the dead to save us from sin and all that comes with it such as sickness and disease.   You can have more money because He died to keep us from poverty, etc.  

8.  Don't be foolish about faith.  If you're using faith for illness, continue with your doctor and all medications he or she has prescribed for you (as long as they're not harming you).  Your faith may be too weak or small to be healed without your doctor's care.  Put your faith for healing through your doctor and any medications.  If you want more money, don't quit your job.  Build your faith experience and let God guide you into a way to work less and make more money.

Keep these steps actively involved in your daily life so that you will develop a God mentality.  The more faith work you do, the faster your results.  Keep saying that you believe you have received what you've asked from God in prayer and never believe that He will let you down.  Trust Him and He will always come through for you!  

NOTE:  Don't allow yourself to become discouraged when it appears that God hasn't answered your prayer.  If you do, you will keep Him from working on your behalf and you will never prosper in life. 

Remaining thankful and joyful will cause God to do amazing things in your life.  When it appears that you didn't get what you wanted, thank God anyway and thank Him with even more inner strength or belief that God has already blessed you.  I can assure you that God will give you more.  Many times we don't ask for enough or we can't see enough of the picture He has for us to ask beyond our thinking or circumstances.

Also, don't pray to change other people.  We all have a free will.  God can't make others do what we want.  We can only ask God to work in someone's heart for change, but never as a command for them to do our bidding and fulfill our needs.  Just ask God to work in your situation and He will find a way to either change hearts or make a situation work for you.  And always pray within God's will.

One of the best ways to increase Christian faith is to find what you want in the Bible before you pray.  Use those verses to create short affirmations and  say them throughout the day until you feel you faith has grown.  Then say your prayer and be assured that God has blessed you with what you asked of Him.  Continue in the same way until you receive!  It's that easy!  The hardest part for people is the "faith work," but never give up with God.

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If you need a more comprehensive study on Christian faith, my Faith and Prayer Home Study may be helpful.  It Makes Perfect Biblical Sense That You Can Have What You Say has been helping Christians for many years learn how to develop faith for answered prayer.  It teaches step by step what faith is, how to have it to increase your faith quickly, and how to pray the prayer of faith and other forms of prayer.  It can be downloaded quickly. Click Here.