FAITH

In the Bible dictionary, faith is defined as trust. Throughout the Scriptures faith is the trustful human response to God’s self-revelation via His words and His actions. God initiates the relationship between Himself and human beings. He expects people to trust Him; failure to trust Him was in essence the first sin.

If you were to read from Genesis 3:1-7, Adam and Eve didn’t have faith and trust in God. The serpent, Satan tempted Eve by getting her to doubt God’s goodness. He implied that God was strict, stingy, and selfish for not wanting Eve to share his knowledge of good and evil. Satan made Eve forget all God had given her and, instead, focus on the one thing she couldn’t have. We as human beings always fall into problems too, when we dwell on the few things we don’t have rather on the countless things God has given us. The next time you are feeling sorry for yourself and what you don’t have, consider all you do have and thank god for it, then your doubt won’t lead you to sin. As I mentioned many times, God doesn’t have one speck or black spot or blemish in Him, unlike we human beings have. Everyday of our lives, we must always ask God’s for forgiveness; forgiveness is our answer to many of our problems.

There are two ways within our life that we can try to be successful. 1) We as human beings can try to be successful by our own ability by using our wisdom, skill and knowledge. Many times, it may fail. 2) We as human beings can be successful in our life by the blessing from God. For me, I would choose God’s way, because in God’s way, He will open the entire path for you by removing all obstacles that may come in your way. Believe me, it will become much more smooth sailing for you in your life. Remember, these words:

“FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE” The greatness of these is LOVE. Love conquers a multitude of sins.

I pray these messages are very informative to your life of success.
 
From Pastor Jimmy Nishimoto and Chris Eliason