Faith & Money – Get Some! (Part 1)

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Faith and Christian teaching have raised the roof and it's been proven that you can ask God to be wealthy. Like the popular teachings of the “The Secret” and the “Law of Attraction”, who “put it out there” to the universe, you can make your request known before God and just watch it happen.

Rewind a bit. With Faith in God, it's a little different. What's not commonly known is that the principles taught through “The Secret” and “The Law of Attraction” are actually found in the Bible, and when you make a request from God, there is more expected to qualify you, than just to “watch it happen".

So let's break down the meaning of the word “faith”.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

Sounds a little like a riddle, doesn't it? Well let's examine the simplest and smallest requirements of faith before we talk about money.

According to scriptures, God requires you to have faith, to believe that you receive salvation from your sins, even though your faith only needs to be the size of a mustard seed. This is the first step to knowing that your going to heaven and this is how the law of grace works. (Grace = God's favour, mercy, goodness and kindess toward you that you did not earn)

So if you were to think of faith as though you were “trusting” in God, then that's where faith starts. You have to trust that God says He will do what He says. If the Bible says that He will save you, then He will, based on the stipulations outlined in His scriptures.

What are those stipulations?

“That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:9,10

The stipulations are really quite simple, but must be done with sincerity. If we are not being real with God, then how can we expect Him to be real with us?

Here are those simple requirements to faith:

1. Confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord.
2. Believe in your heart that God raised (Jesus) him from the dead after his death on the cross

By doing just these two things, as a result, you are saved from your sins. Now, because your sin, which is the biggest obstacle in God's eyes, has been removed by his grace (his unlimited mercy and kindness toward you that you did not earn) you can now build a relationship with the God who loves you.

This scripture above also reveals the secret to faith. “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."

It is the same faith that moves God to forgive you of your sin, that moves God to answer any other request that you put before Him.

I'll let you give this all some deep thought. The article that is posted after this one will deal with part 2 and asking God for wealth.

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