Faith- how to build and keep it strong
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
November 8, 2019 11:51am CST
How does one build faith?
Just like building muscles, it takes time, effort, work and patience.
What is faith?
Faith is confidence, trust, belief and conviction.
How does one build faith?
1) Faith comes from hearing and reading the word of God. (Romans 10:17)
2) Discussing things having to do with faith can build our faith. (Hebrews 11:1-40)
3) We can pray for more faith. (Mark 9:24)
4) Mediating on the intricacies and beauty of nature can build faith. ( Romans 1:20)
5) Studying the prophecies found in the Bible can strengthen our faith. What does the Bible say about Babylon? (Jeremiah 51:37; Isaiah 13:19-20) Where is Babylon now?
Faith can be as strong as we want it to be!
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8 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Nov 19
I think that The Good Book is my favorite.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
9 Nov 19
It is also my favorite book and I learn so much from reading it. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Nov 19
Yes, that can happen. What should really bring us close to God is love, appreciation and thankfulness.
What would you think of someone that only came to you when they had problems?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
13 Nov 19
@Nevena83 You have understood the point!
Here is an illustration: A person wants to build a house. He can build the house out of straw or out of stone. Which house will do better in a storm?
Faith, if it is to be strong and if it is to endure and last for a long time needs to build out of the best materials or ingredients. Life is often one storm after another. If our faith is weak then it will not last long.
Hebrews 10:35-39 (New International Version)
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For,
“In just a little while,
he who is coming will come
and will not delay.”
38 And,
“But my righteous one will live by faith.
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
Here is an illustration: A person wants to build a house. He can build the house out of straw or out of stone. Which house will do better in a storm?
Faith, if it is to be strong and if it is to endure and last for a long time needs to build out of the best materials or ingredients. Life is often one storm after another. If our faith is weak then it will not last long.
Hebrews 10:35-39 (New International Version)
35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For,
“In just a little while,
he who is coming will come
and will not delay.”
38 And,
“But my righteous one will live by faith.
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.1 person likes this
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
12 Nov 19
@1hopefulman I know, you asked me that once. Well, I would think that someone is selfish.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
10 Nov 19
I love to tell about Bible prophecies that have been fulfilled - about Babylon, the one who concuered it - even his name, Cyrus, is mentioned in Isaiah's book 150 years before he was born - also his strategy - and the way his army could get into Babylon - see more in jw.org and yes - according to the prophecy that says that Babylon would never be built again..
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Keep building your faith! 
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
9 Nov 19
Yes, information can be useful and it's god to know what others are doing and what they have learned.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
9 Nov 19
Thank you! Can you share what helps your faith to be strong?
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@JudyEv (340118)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Nov 19
@1hopefulman I don't really think my faith is strong. There seems so much that is wrong with the world that it is difficult to keep faith alive.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
10 Nov 19
@JudyEv Yes, it is so true that there is a lot that is wrong with the world and that it is difficult to keep our faith alive. So, we must work even harder to succeed. "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." I really appreciate the thoughts expressed in the following passage.
Hebrews 10:35-39 (New International Version) 35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” 38 And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” 39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
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@innertalks (21916)
• Australia
11 Nov 19
Poetry: Faith
Faith is the energy of God in you being you.
After all, faith lives in you, living in God.
"I am who I am, says God", and so are you.
The love in you does not require faith to live,
Holding onto faith, though, builds on this love.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Nov 19
Thanks for taking the time to write such a nice acronym!
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@innertalks (21916)
• Australia
12 Nov 19
@1hopefulman Thanks Felix. I felt like writing a different sort of a response.
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@lillywriter (1143)
• Lithuania
10 Nov 19
We all have some faith, just ones in God, others in something else.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
10 Nov 19
That is true! What kind of faith do you have?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
9 Nov 19
Thank you and may you have the same! What helps you to build your faith and keep it strong?
What helps you to build your faith and keep it strong?2 people like this
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Nov 19
@1hopefulman Still working on that one.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
10 Nov 19
@CarolDM Yes, it is a work in progress and we must not stop!
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