So…You Think You Understand Faith?
Without faith, it is impossible to please God! That hits on so many levels- it alone can be that narrow path that few find. It alone is not, but it certainly can be, because it is so very important and so very vital!
Hebrew’s 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
In other words, we must first believe in His very existence. Next, we must trust Him. We must trust:
That He exists,
That is He is omnipresent (everywhere ALWAYS)
That He is omniscient (ALL knowing in Everything)
That He is omnipotent (ALL authority and ALL power)
That sounds easy enough, correct? Especially to say yes, you believe those things. But do you really?
So let’s break it down in a more simplistic form.
Keeping in mind:
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.
The Word of God is the Living Word. In fact, Jesus is the Word of God made flesh. In other Words, Jesus is God’s Holy Word, put into a body, literally. Did you know that? Most don’t.
John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus became flesh and dwelled among mankind. Full of grace and truth. Let me explain what that means.
Despite human belief, El Elohim (God, Yahweh, El Shaddai, et al.) The God we serve, who is The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Jesus being His only begotten son; just to be clear The Only Living God is Whom I speak of, and He is NOT human and therefore has no human feelings. And we cannot make Him human. Search the scriptures. Jesus, came and lived among mankind in an earth suit FULL of grace and truth. Jesus can, and does, feel what we feel and how we feel. Because Jesus became human on Earth.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin.
And it is for this reason, not the sole reason though, that Jesus makes intercession , ( that is He - Jesus interposes or makes pleas) to The Father on our behalf. Without such, we were all destined and bound for Hell without any other options.
I don’t know about you, but I am thankful for Jesus sacrifice with this life that I call mine, but clearly isn’t mine, because it was purchased with a price. Therefore, my life as well as yours, belongs to the purchaser Jesus Christ
Acts 20:28
Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.
All of our lives were purchased with The Blood of Jesus Christ. Your believing in or not believing in Jesus Christ as the Son of God is irrelevant because Romans 3:3 says: What then? If some did not believe or were unfaithful [to God], their lack of belief will not nullify and make invalid the faithfulness of God and His word, will it?]
And so again, our lives are not our own, but we get to choose if we want to follow the path to righteousness because it is very narrow. And few find it.
Matthew 7:13-14
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
So many reasons that few find the narrow path that leads to eternal life- Heaven if you will. And yet it is so easy, just do God’s will God’s way.
But mankind has a wicked heart and chooses the way to eternal death Sheol (Hell) over and over again, just by the way mankind chooses to live.
Jeremiah 17:9 - The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
Lack of faith contributes to that way of eternal death as well.
So let’s look at something specific:
Money is another faith-killer. Because money is a spirit. It the spirit of Mammon. And Mammon is a demonic spirit (personality without a body). And I don’t have to tell you the darkness that surrounds Mammon.
Mammon is not a spirit of The Living God. How do I know? Well, it’s fruit is a clear indicator. The fruit of Mammon is greed, jealousy, envy, pride, murder, deception, etc.
Therefore, the love of Mammon (the spirit of money) is the origin and the essential start of evil.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
And yet the fruit of The Spirit of The One True Living God is:
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
So scripturally speaking it is safe to say money is often a faith killer. Not that one cannot have money and truly serve God, but it is difficult.
Look what Jesus said concerning those that have wealth:
Matthew 19:24
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
The eye of of a needle metaphorically speaks of a narrow gate in biblical times in which for camel riders to pass through, they would have to completely unload all of their sacks from the camel so that the camel could squeeze through. It is so narrow it likened to the eye of a needle to be threaded. And those that rode /owned camels usually had wealth. But to pass through that narrow gate, they had to unload their possessions which represented wealth. They could not pass through the narrow gate with their wealth. Do you see that? What a profound parable!
That’s pretty narrow. And it is difficult for those that are wealthy because they tend to use their money to get what they want, be it material things or to control people and situations.
This more often than not conflicts with the Will of God and His plans and purposes not only for them (the wealthy) but for the lives of people they tend to influence with their wealth.
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Years ago, when I was newly saved and coming into my personal relationship with Jesus Christ and coming into understanding of the scriptures I heard the Spirit of The Living God ask me: “Daughter, what is better than money?” To which I instantly responded, “faith?“ it was so automatic, I wasn’t even sure how I knew to respond with that answer - it was definitely the unctioning of Holy Spirit - and I heard Him say, “correct and from this day forward that is how you are going to live.”
And that is how I have lived for almost 30 years and it has been purposely. To get to this level of faith, it takes not being afraid to totally trust in The Lord. Most can’t do that total trust in the Lord thing for fear that He may not do what you are believing Him to do. (By the way, I type this blog from my new computer because the need was met! A brand new computer gifted to me. Hallelujah! To GOD be ALL the Glory, honor, and praise!) See how that works? You can’t have faith in God because there is still too much of you and your pride in the way.
But there is so much to say to that right there, so to stay on track we won’t go any further with that. The understanding is explained in several of my books.
Let me just say this, the scriptural definition of faith is not defined as ‘to believe’ and yet that is what it is taught to be over and over and over again; when in actuality, the definition is hidden in plain sight in the scriptures and if you studied the scriptures or even were taught by those of us who are anointed in the five-fold gift of teaching, you would understand faith. And more importantly, you need inspiration of Holy Spirit to understand the scriptures. (Question: how do you expect to make it into Heaven and have eternal life when you don’t even know (acquainted with) His Word [Jesus]?)
Sadly, The Church has consistently gotten it wrong and to the world (non-believers) the church appears to be flaky , simpletons, and just plain stupid because they have been taught it as: just have faith - just believe. So people have stopped taking vital medications, made life-changing poor decisions, and completely failed at faith. Beloved, doctors are of God and many are saved and Spirit-filled; go to a doctor if you need to, take the prescribed meds, and learn what faith is scripturally and stop listening to the “pastors” that are telling you to otherwise. Listen to Holy Spirit speaking to your heart!
My books are soon to hit the marketplace, please - for your own understanding invest in a set so that in all your getting , you finally get scriptural understanding. Read my books, they are scriptural and prophetic, as Father has given me inspiration under His scribal anointing to write to teach, train, and equip His people.
I am not going to put it all in my blogs, if it is worth your salvation you will make the investment. When it comes to the Kingdom of God, everyone wants it free with no investment of time, effort, and especially money. Most have no problem calling, texting, or emailing me to pray for them. But they will invest in material things. Beloved, that doesn’t require prayer, that requires discipline and humility and having your priorities in place.
May your understanding be increased concerning faith and The Holy Word of God
In Christ Jesus Love and His Service,
Apostle & Prophetess Wendy Connor
Copyright 2021 Wendy Connor
