Faith in the Scriptures is a confident trust in the promises, character, and power of God, leading to a life shaped by that trust. It is more than intellectual agreement; it involves reliance and obedience. Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) offers a foundational definition: “Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.” This describes faith as both an internal conviction and an outward posture of assurance, underpinned by God’s revealed truth.

Biblically, faith is not “blind.” It includes reasoned confidence in God’s Word and actions throughout history. The Greek term often translated as “faith” (pistis) implies belief, trust, and fidelity. Scripture portrays faith as an active reliance upon God, anchored in divine revelation and confirmed by changed lives, miracles, and historical testimonies.

When I was in grade school we were taught that a noun was a: person, place or thing.  But, experience has taught me that faith is a verb, i.e., an action word.  Which brings me to the secret that only my family and a very select few have fully known in complete detail.

It has to do with my health.  For the past nearly six years I have been blessed to experience a plethora of different serious health issues.  While not going through them name by name, suffice it to say: I have had multiple surgeries, multiple procedures; then just as they were passing, inexplicably I experienced seemingly out of nowhere issues that made it not only painful to walk, but at times I could not sit, stand or walk without excruciating pain; and these were just a few of the things that I experienced seemingly out of n0where.

Each time I was nearly fully recovered from one thing, another would occur.  Then just as it appeared I was recovered from the last issue; I was sitting stopped at a traffic light when a young man decided to use our vehicle as his brakes instead of the braking system his vehicle came equipped with.  He plowed into the rear of our vehicle.  Then in the midst of my recovering from that, I receive news that my eyesight is threatened due to glaucoma.

I referenced this as a blessing because they were.  During this time I found out a lot about myself.  Not one time through it all did I ask God why this was happening.  Not once did I experience fear or panic.  In fact, during one incident of health failure on a Sunday morning, I had a dispute with a doctor at an emergency center because she was insisting that I go immediately to the hospital, and I was arguing that I would go immediately after church.  Against all of my protestations the doctor, medical staff and my wife finally convinced me to let their ambulance take me to the hospital.

These things were a blessing because I was able to share Jesus Christ with doctors, nurses, and staff.  Persons that I otherwise would not have had audience with – several of whom received the message of Christ I shared.  They were also a blessing, because of what I experienced God do.  Add to that, He has placed a testimony in my heart and mouth.

I said faith is a verb and nothing dissuades me of same.  My faith demanded action on my part.  That action was to believe without question that my God was still my God and that He was in control of every situation.  I was not burdened by the weight of what I was/am going through because I had the promise of His Word that He would never leave me or forsake me, and the testimony that He had never failed one of His children ever.

I’m not patting myself on the back.  I’m saying that my willingness to embrace the Word of God in toto made it impossible for me to doubt His promises.  Through it all, including right now, I have had a peace and an assurance that I cannot explain, because it doesn’t come from my strength, it comes from He who dwells within me.

For me faith isn’t a thing; it is an action.  “The scripture says we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV)

My friends, Satan is a liar and a deceiver.  Do not let him steal your joy or quench your spirit.  God is our strength.  Eating a can of spinach like Popeye the Sailor doesn’t make us strong.  Feasting on the “Truth” of the Word of God does.  Believing that when we surrender our concerns to Him, He not only carries them, but he give us peace.  When we are weak, He is strong.

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