Faith is believing and speaking

So often we tend to think of hebrews 11:1 whenever we are asked the question of 'what is faith' but that is not the completely correct answer. Hebrews 11:1, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" tells us what faith does for us but not the real meaning.

So one may ask, "What is faith?"
2 Corinthians 4:13 tells us "And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke,"* we also believe and therefore speak." So from this verse we have a clearer picture what faith is - that it is 'I believed and therefore I spoke'.

In fact Mark 11:23-24 gives us what Jesus meant when He talked about faith: -

v23 - For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
v24 - Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

So, if faith is believing in our hearts what we want to see happening and then declaring it aloud, then we really have to watch what we say for in Proverbs 18:21 we also read, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit."

What do you want to see happen to you in 2009? If you have the faith of God that 2009 will be a good year for you, then you need to believe deep down in your heart (without wavering) and then declaring aloud what you want to see - a good year ahead. What you declare is what you will get. Jesus Himself tells us that it is not what goes into a person that defiles him/her but what comes out.

So often we do not receive what we really want deep down because we are so confused. We want to receive our blessings but with our lips we declare with doubtful tones and this confuses the angels who are sent from God with our blessings. I don't blame these angels for being confused. It is like they see our hearts wanting these blessings but with our mouths we cast doubts that maybe we do not get these; they will be at a loss whether it is alright to give you those blessings as the twain do not synchronize.

So for year 2009, believe in your heart and declare your blessings over your life and see the Lord despatching His blessings your way.