One thing that is lacking in the life of most Christians is FAITH even though they believe in God and this has made them unproductive. If you see Christians that are not being productive, one of the major reasons is their lack of faith, so let’s discuss how to build your faith as a Christian.

What most people don’t know is that even if your faith is small, it can move mountains, you don’t need to compare yourself to anyone, all you just need is to start from somewhere even if it means starting small and your faith will keep growing.

The more you practice your faith the more you see it grow, in short you should start now and also make it a daily affair. Some people wait till they have big challenges before they put their faith to use but to their surprise it might not work for them, so that’s why you need to build it and you need to start now.


Give your life to Jesus Christ

The first step to build your faith is by believing in Jesus Christ, to believe in Jesus, you need to give your life to him. This is a decision you need to make now, it’s not something you should delay about but it’s quite simple because your best decision you can make, you really don’t need to think too much about it.

You should always have it at the back of your mind that faith comes through Jesus, it is not something that you build physically instead you should know that it is something invincible and only those who believe can feel it.
Read the word of God

The word of God is sharper than any two edged sword and pierces the soul, that’s something a normal sword cannot do. In short the word of God is a weapon you can use to fight battles of life; it is a spiritual sword and its one of the strongest weapon you can use to fight in life.

Do you know that soldiers feel more confident when they put on their amour than when they don’t because when they put on their amour they can easily respond to an attack they face, that is what it looks like when you are loaded with the word of God, you will have that confidence that you can face whatever comes your way, that is confidence is FAITH.

Most people read the word of God without studying and practicing it and they expect the word to work for them. Do you know that practicing the word of God is also faith; because the word of God is different from the word of the world and it promises a better result but most people find it hard to practice the word. Let’s not divert from what we are discussing, you need to study the word of God and let it live in you before it can work for you.

Some people also read the word and do not understand it, instead of them asking those who are grounded in the word or asking God for understanding, they just keep to themselves, they do not understand the word and it does not work for them.

You should try and take out time each day to study the word of God, even if it is 30 minutes or an hour, you should try it. It might not be easy at first but when you start, it will get easier for you to do.


Listen to the word of God

Do you know that the things you listen to affects you unconsciously, what you listen to builds up your belief system, so if you listen to worldly things you will act in a worldly way but if you listen to the word of God you will act according to the word of God.

One of the easiest and fastest ways to learn for me is through audio visuals like listening to mp3, audios or watching videos. One easiest and fastest ways to learn God’s word is by listening to His word, there are many materials available that you will find useful, there is the audio bible, recorded messages and gospel songs.

It is not enough to listening to the word, you also need to practice it; it is when you practice it that your faith is being built.

When listening to recorded messages, you should make sure the message is based on what the Bible says, if not do not listen to such messages so that it will not affect you faith.

It’s advisable for you to get or download an audio bible and listen to it daily if you are the type that doesn’t like reading or you don’t usually have the time to read, this will really help you.

You can also download messages of anointed men of God online or you can stream online. You will see a lot of Bible teachings on Youtube if you search through.



Develop a close relationship with God

You should learn to trust and lean on God whole heartedly, your relationship with God should be like that of a father and his young son. when most people were younger they used to believe so much in their dad, they used to believe there is nothing they ask that their dad cannot give to them even though they don’t know how it’s going to happen.

That is how your relationship should be with God, you should believe that God can meet all your needs, when you ask just believe don’t think of how it is going to happen.

If you draw nearer to God, he will also draw nearer to you. God loves us, he his waiting for us to come closer.

Don’t think God is human because where most people get it wrong is they build relationship with God through their mouth instead their heart and their action; God is not a man, so you cannot deceive him.

If you want to get closer to God, you need to live according to his standards; you need to live a righteous life.

One of the ways you can get closer to God is reading his word and also praying without ceasing.



Do not worry

When you worry it does not solve your problem a bit, it does not add a day to the life you will live on earth instead it adds to your problem. Well I guess worrying is easy that’s why a lot of people do it because that is the easiest thing to do when faced with a challenge.

Worry is not the same as strategic thinking; worry compounds your problem while strategic thinking helps you create a solution, that’s just the difference.

In life its either you are going forward or backward, when you worry it does not move you forward instead it moves you backwards.

The bad thing is worrying also have negative effect on your health, when it’s too much it can cause depression, stroke and other health related issues.

A lot of people find worrying interesting and comfortable, that’s why they keep doing it without them knowing the effect it is having on their health but when they know the effect it has on their health, they are able to control it.

When you worry, it kills your confidence and your faith because you are not able to think straight but whenever you want something, thank God for the things he has done, ask God what you want and have faith that he has done it.


Conclusion

A lot of people in life believe you become successful by working hard but gone are those days because the days we are in now require you to work hard and smart at the same time.

By working smart I mean having a vision and having faith that you can achieve that vision, and then you can work hard toward achieving it. Even the bible says that faith without works is dead, so if you have a vision and you have faith to back it up but you do not work hard then you get no result.

Also if you work hard and you have no vision or faith then you only get what life throws at you and that’s not how to live a purposeful life.

Most people that have overcome big challenges in life did so because they had faith, their faith was able to move mountain.

In life you should see every challenge as an opportunity to build your faith, when you are faced with challenges don’t feel bad instead feel excited and believe that you can overcome with faith.

Faith can move plenty a mountain, faith has worked in the past and it will still continue to work if you put it into practice.

There was this story I had about someone who prayed to God to move a mountain, that person had faith and still continued to pray even though it seems the mountain wasn’t moving but a day came and the Government came to level that mountain. At the end of the day the mountain moved, it doesn’t matter how it happened but what really matters is that the mountain moved.

When you have faith in God, do not dwell on how God will do it, just believe God can and He will do it. It’s that simple.

Faith can move all the mountains in your life.

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