Mark 11:22

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

To have “Faith in God,” we have to trust in something other than our reasoning.  We have to believe that the impossible is achievable, and we don’t have to understand how it is going to get done.  Faith is trusting God with our lives, family, provision, and protection.   Faith is learning to let go and let faith be our servant doing the work on our behalf.  

Matthew 17:20 (Message)

“Because you’re not taking God seriously,” said Jesus. “The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.”

The devil works hard to keep us distracted and out of the word, so he keeps us tired, busy, and disappointed, so our faith remains weak.  Our power, joy, and fulfillment in this life all comes out of the Bible, and the devil knows that.  As a believer, when we notice that our focus is slipping, it is time to focus back on the word and move that mountain.

Mathew 14:30-31

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying Lord save me.  And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Notice that Peter was walking on water with Jesus until he changed his focus.  Suddenly, “he saw the wind boisterous” and isn’t it like the devil to try and make some noise to shift the focus from faith to fear.  Faith is the hammer to fear and keeps us walking with Jesus on the water.  Our focus on Jesus instead of the circumstance is the key to casting down all the distractions sent our way.

Proverbs 16:23

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

No one ever listens to a fool, but people do listen to a wise man.  They have a different heart, and their lives produce good things.  The heart of faith speaks faith-filled words from the Bible.  Our confession and the words coming from our mouth reveals our future.  Sometimes we need to think about our goals for this life and line up our confession to match.  

Proverbs 6:2

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Sometimes we say things we don’t mean, and they just pop out of the mouth, but they started with a thought. If the devil can get us to speak a negative thought, he can set laws into motion and make it come to pass.  If he can get us to talk doubt and unbelief, then we get unfulfilled prayers.  The words we speak are essential and can transform our lives and mind.  We just need to be careful to make sure what we are saying is working for us and not against us.

Psalm 119:130

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

We all want a more precise understanding and insight into our lives.  Insight and understanding clear the path and smooths the way forward against the obstacles.  God is always waiting for us to turn to Him for direction so He can send the angels to work on our behalf.  That is what the light of the word does. It opens doors through faith and revelation. 

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of the sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

The people we keep company with will influence our lives, whether for good or bad.  A person who doesn’t know God or His ways is not where we should seek sound advice.  Whether we like it or not, we can be influenced by people and even the news.  Whatever we spend time listening to will affect our attitudes and slow us from reaching our dreams.  

Joshua 1:8

This law-book you shall never cease to have on your lips; you must pore over it day and night, that you may be mindful to carry out all that is written in it, for so shall you make your way prosperous, so you shall succeed. 

We have been taught as children that we have to learn and practice.  The Bible is full of many life truths that help us day by day, and we couldn’t learn them all in one reading and why we have to study the word.  We all want to be prosperous and succeed in our jobs, life, and families.  The more we know with the guidance of Gods’ word, the easier it becomes.

Colossians 2:9,10

For in him dwelleth all the fullness of Godhead bodily.  And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.  

We have all we will ever need in Jesus Christ.  All the possibilities of every dream that God has given us are available to us by faith.  We are not small, and our lives are not insignificant.  When we learn where we stand with God and our authority, we will learn by faith how to open the closed doors.  God gave us the power to reign through Christ Jesus.  

Colossians 2:20

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances. 

We are not to live according to the limitations of the world.  We are to tap into the Gods’ system that He has shown us in the word. The world will have us living on barely getting by street, broke and sick. Gods’ system makes us prosperous, healed, healthy, overcomers of all circumstances.  We need to refocus our sight on faith in the unseen.