Hebrews 3

Heb 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God....  


we see here that we are being warned of an "evil heart" of unbelief . We find out in vs. 13 "lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. "  that sin will deceive you and harden our heart. So after your heart is hardened because of sin it makes your heart less sensitive to the communication that God is giving, Which you need faith to accept in the first place . So the overall conclusion is that being in, or partaking of sin brings us to a place that the faith we do have is strained of its power. Because of sin, un-confessed sin more precisely, your faith will not be enough. But that sin needs to be confessed and dealt with . then having a "clean heart" your faith is free to exercise itself. 


If you ever find yourself needing to be able to step out in your faith, but something is holding you back. do not be deceived it could be un-confessed sin. there are many things that lead us to not confessing our sins. such as  that we do not realize that it is sin, or it takes a higher place than Christ in our lives. this is where God is communicating with us and we can not hear him and the voices of the people He sends into our lives to help make us aware.

Let us as Christians be vigilant to always seek the lowly place of being humble with our faith. We wouldn't want our faith to be in our own ideas and not be able to lead us to repentance and deceive us about important matters.

My Journal of Faith

Recently I was inspired by a friend of mine to consider and actually attempt to post my fairly new journal i had been keeping. This friend had read through my Journal of Faith and commented that others might actually enjoy reading this, and since it is a journal I want it to be available to be read. I pray that who ever might read it could be inspired as much as i am by writing this.

My Journal of Faith

My prayer for this endeavor is that not only my personal faith can be established, and broadened but also built on and encourage others in the same God has given me.

Heb 11:1 "Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." this is about the most widely known verse about faith. Which I believe that gives a very descriptive definition.

As a Christian, I have a hope for my end of salvation "of my soul" I Peter 1:9. This verse is encouraging to the life of my faith, showing me that the desire of my faith will be given to me. and that final part of my faith as that my life is glorifying to God, and have fellowship with Him, as He desires of me. Our Faith is critical not just the possession of faith but what our faith is in and how we show it. For faith is not merely in the mind, but becomes our basis for every action, even actions we can't reasonably justify.

Without it we can not please our Father. Heb 11:6 What is most uplifting is to know that when God says here that it is impossible to please Him, He also lets us know that He rewards us that diligently seek Him. Another contrast of the way to please God and faith is the scripture in Matthew that tells us that with Faith nothing shall be impossible to us Matt 17:20

The Very act of Prayer is an act of faith. Talking with a God as in fellowship, takes faith. the very ability to exercise fellowship with the maker of the universe and trust that He would even lend an ear to hear your words or thoughts shows the very act of faith.

To me personally, Abraham's faith was the most rewarding besides Christ' Himself. Abraham had the faith that God desired for him to have in several occasions. Abraham, in the most backward situations placed trust in God, and followed through with even the very serious command to sacrifice his only son. The scriptures explain this as being filled with the faith even knowing that God would bring his son back to life if he so desired to use Isaac for Abraham's promised lineage . He (Abraham) had the Faith that was considered pleasing to God. So much as to get God to call him His friend.

I pray earnestly that God Can Establish my faith in only Him and believe in nothing else. And fulfill the very command of living by faith and not by sight.