CONSTRUCTING AND BUILDING YOUR FAITH

” IN VIEW OF ALL THIS, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESPOND TO GOD’S PROMISES. SUPPLEMENT YOUR FAITH WITH A GENEROUS PROVISION OF MORAL EXCELLENCE, AND MORAL EXCELLENCE WITH KNOWLEDGE, AND KNOWLEDGE WITH SELF-CONTROL, AND SELF-CONTROL WITH PATIENT ENDURANCE, AND PATIENT ENDURANCE WITH GODLINESS AND GODLINESS WITH BROTHERLY AFFECTION, AND BROTHERLY AFFECTION WITH LOVE FOR EVERYONE.” 2 PETER 1:5-7

” THE MORE YOU GROW LIKE THIS THE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND USEFUL YOU WILL BE IN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.” 2 PETER 1:8

All of our dealings with God are built upon the foundation of our faith. Building faith is much like baking a cake. There are certain ingredients that are necessary for the cake to turn out as it should. Faith has certain company it hangs around with, and that company consists of the ingredients that are necessary for our faith to be strong. Those friends of faith are:

1. Virtue (moral excellence);
2. Knowledge (a renewed mind);
3. Temperance (self-control);
4. Patience (waiting with joy);
5. Godliness (like God);
6. Brotherly Love (kindness); and
7. Charity (love for everyone)

If we are lacking any of the ingredients that faith needs, then our faith will not be as strong as it can and should be. To continue to build our faith we need each of these ingredients to be included and we need to stay strong in each. It is wise as we continually build upon our faith each day to take a step back and review the strength of our faith ingredients. Are we lacking in any area? Is it necessary to refocus on our Lord and his many promises? The more we analyze, the more we grow. And the more we grow the more productive we will be in Jesus. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!