Dr. Julie Caton

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Building up your Faith: Part Four - What is the value of faith?

Take a minute and ask yourself, “Why do I want to have the Faith of God?Before reading further, why don’t you list your answers?Here are some answers to “I want the Faith of God because. . . .— I can’t do life without it. (Phil 4:13)— I want to please my Creator. (Heb. 10:38)— I want salvation and to enter heaven when I die. (1 Peter 1:9)— I want Shalom peace, freedom from chaos coming from God (Rom. 5:1)— I want light, life and love to fill the voids in my life (Gen. 1:1-3; Heb. 1:1)— I need the shield of faith to extinguish the enemy’s darts. (Eph. 6:16)— I need the breast plate for heart-protection. (1 Thes 5:8)— I need this tool to resist the devil. (1 Peter. 5:9)— I need the victory. (1 John 5:4)— I need to be cleansed and purified through faith. (2 Th. 2:13)The bottom line:  Anything that is not based in faith is sin.  (Rom. 14:23).  So start today, deliberately and intentionally doing everything based on a faith-response.  I guaranteed:    You will grow BIG TIME in Jesus. In Christ,