what actually is faith?
When I was a younger Christian, I misunderstood what faith was. I thought faith was a FEELING, which meant the main evidence of faith was PASSION. And so I was always trying to feel more passion towards God, thinking that would prove I was a “strong Christian.”
But as I got older, I realized that faith isn't a feeling, it's actually a DECISION TO TRUST God. A Christian isn't saved by the strength of their faith, but rather by the object of it: Jesus. That means the evidence of faith in your life shouldn't be measured by passion, but SURRENDER.
That's why Abraham is called a man of great faith. When God asked him to leave his homeland, Abraham didn't analyze his feelings to figure out how much passion he felt about the idea. Instead, he packed up his stuff and started to walk, because he had completely surrendered his life to God.
So if you want to become a person of great faith, don't spend your life fixated with spiritual highs, trying to get all the right feelings towards God. Rather, ask God to help you surrender more and more of your life to Him.
Real faith isn't about how excited you are with where your life's going, but rather deciding to trust God and surrendering your life to Him, regardless of where He's leading you.
