Dear Wondering One,

What does it mean to have faith is a great question and means different things for different people. Faith means to have confidence and trust in something or someone. Before I was saved or a follower of Christ, I had faith in drugs and alcohol, that they would take away all my problems. Of course, they did not. I just got addicted to them and they caused depression to increase. So, to a non-believer, their trust and confidence are in worldly things.

Even for Christians, faith is something that must be developed. It can and should grow! When saved we all start out with the same amount of faith, but as we read the Bible (manual for success), our faith will grow. Our faith or confidence and trust in Jesus Christ and His promises grow. We learn not to rely on what we see but to rely on our faith which is believing, trusting and confidence.

Habakkuk 2:4 …. But the just shall live by his faith.

Romans 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

Every morning, we wake up with decisions to make. Do we have faith in the reports of the world, or do we have faith in what the Word of God says? That is a choice we can make. But, sad to say, the non-Christian does not have that choice, because if no belief in Christ, no promises to stand on! Our trust, confidence, and believing which is faith goes beyond today, but all the way to heaven where we know our eternal blessed journey continues. That is faith!

Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,