Actions Fuel Faith
Actions Fuel Faith
James 2:26 NLT
Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.
This podcast is a repost, originally published on June 7, 2017.
Series: Increase of Faith
If you believe that God enjoys your faith, then you have to ask God to increase your faith. Faith and actions need to go hand in hand, when our actions are absent our faith will grow dimmer and dimmer. But when we have corresponding actions, it will continue to increase the level of faith that we have.
One of the best expressions of our actions are when we speak words of faith and courage instead of disbelief and fear.
If we can just choose to trust in God even when our circumstances don’t seem to be aligned with what we believing in our heart, our faith will definitely bear fruit.
When we continue to neglect this, our faith will grow dimmer till the point of it completely dying. And a dead person can never help you, in the same way a dead faith will do you no good except to add stink to your life. On the contrary if you want to remain alive and continue to grow, then you need to grow in obedience to God’s voice and God’s word. Do whatever you are believing God for.
Don’t let your actions work opposite of what you are believing God for. There are actions that bring faith and there are actions that diminish faith. Start doing the first kind and stop doing the later kind. Write them down and make an immediate change in your practices in the next season of your life.
The more you become aware of the actions that has to accompany your faith, the more alive you will become, the more energised your faith will be, the more you will be able to please God with your faith. You will grow from faith to faith.
Our prayer is that you will grow in obedience to God, along with growing in faith for the season ahead! Have a blessed day ahead!
Psalm 147:2–3 reveals God's heart as a Restorer rather than a Punisher. Although Israel went into exile because of its own rebellion, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He promised to restore Jerusalem, bring the exiles home, heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds.
The message reminds us that while God may use friends, pastors, counselors, or loved ones to help us, true healing and restoration ultimately come from the Lord. His restoration reaches every part of our lives—our hearts, relationships, health, finances, emotions, and spiritual walk.
God knows every wound, including those hidden from others. Unlike people, who can only comfort from the outside, He sees the deepest parts of our hearts and heals completely. His healing is so complete that even the scars of past pain lose their power to define us.
The devotion encourages believers to fix their eyes on God instead of relying solely on human help. No matter how far someone has drifted, how many mistakes they have made, or how broken they feel, God is still calling them back. His desire is to restore, heal, and make all things beautiful in His perfect timing.
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