Faith is now, right now. It is an inward knowing that what God said He would do, He will do. It is not a struggle to obtain, it is not a wish or a dream. Faith goes past all that to it already is.
Faith is now, or you could look at it as it is actually in the past. It is done. Past tense. When "God said" which is found at least 10 times in Genesis Chapter 1, it was. God didn't think it might be, but knew as He spoke... it was.
What we as Christians do, is to hope. Hope kills faith and is the opposite of it. Hope is future tense. Hope believes and looks forward to something happening but doesn't have it now. If God had hoped the earth might be formed in Genesis 1, then it never would have come into being. A child hopes for a birthday gift, an adult hopes for a job, a sick person hopes to get well, a single man or woman hopes to find their mate all which indicates they do not have it now, but are optimistic that it will come. Being optimistic is not bad. It certainly beats having a negative mindset, but as Christians we do not have to hope or try to keep ourselves optimistic. We have something easier and already completed for us.
God gave us His Word, the living Word, in the form of His Son, Jesus Christ. It is through Jesus Christ's blood sacrifice that hope is vanished but a knowing came into being. His promises found in His Word, the Holy Bible are the only way, the truth and give us life. We can count on His promises to be fulfilled, to not ever fail, to not change. God backs up His Word with Himself which is eternal, all powerful and is now. He is the "I AM".
When we know that which we hope for is done and was done on the Cross of Calvary, we have a confidence that causes us to be over comers. Our faith is not based upon a frivolous thought or action but based upon a living reality, Jesus Christ and what He bought for us. God's Word has provided us with abundant life if we will but grab hold of the promises, believe them, and act on what we know to be true. Jesus gave us everything we will ever need to live life here as Victors, Conquerors, Ambassadors, Kings and Priests unto Him. His atonement broke off every chain the enemy of your soul sought to hold you with. In believing God's promises then acting upon them ... you enter into the "now" aspect of God. You have that which you ask for, you have that which you know His Word says you have and you believe by faith that it is yours NOW.
No, this isn't mental gymnastics or simply positive thinking but is truth. When a person is centered in Christ, God's Word says that Christ abides in us, the Holy Spirit guides us into all truth, leads us into the path which we are to take and has given us health through His blood sacrifice. Abundant life is ours right now. We do not have to hope for it, we have it.
So, grab hold of Christ's hand, believe, receive and act on that which you to know to be truth from God's Word and you will have it. Mark 11:22-24
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