Many times when we are asked if we have faith, we are quick to say yes. Because that’s how we have been trained by religion. But how do we know if we really have faith? Here are 3 steps to know if you really have faith and at what level your faith is functioning in.
Step 1: You believe in your heart
Many people say they believe, but they do not really believe in their heart. This is the level at which many people stop and this is not full faith. Think about it, when someone asks you if you believe Jesus can heal you, you will say yes. Because that’s how we have been taught in the church. But that is only step number one. So how do we know if we really have faith? That leads us to step number two.
Step 2: You say it
The Bible says in Luke 6:45, “For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks”. How much are you saying what you believe? If you say you believe yet you are unable to praise Him, it shows that your revelation is incomplete. It shows that you are still in step number one.
You believe, but it has not come into action. And primarily, it has to come into action by what you say. It’s not about what you say in church, because in the church there’s an environment of faith. It’s really about what you say outside of the church that matters.
What happens when you go out, when there’s no music or worship team to cheer you and you are all alone? What are you saying, then?
You need to become strong in faith, you need to believe and start saying what you believe – that’s your key!
Step 3: You confess before men
The third step is when the Word or revelation has now become your portion. Your faith is complete when you begin to confess what you believe before men.
“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32)
Many of us are believers and we say we believe, yet our mouths are shut before men. Do your colleagues know that you are a Christian? Do your neigbours know that you are a believer? Or are you still scared? Are you still not convinced?
The Kingdom of God is at hand.
Can you look at your life and analyse it on the basis of these steps and see if what you have is really faith?
Remember, without faith it is impossible to please God.
XOXO
Author Kim D’souza
