How To Get Stronger In Your Faith (My Two Cents)

We have to go through times of testing to be built up spiritually. Testing and trials are God’s gym in which we are broken down so we can be built up. To build muscle, you must break down muscle. The same is true of the spiritual life. To get stronger spiritually, we need to go through this process.

It is true of our faith as well. Faith is not given to us as a trophy to put into a display case. It is not given to us as something that we just stand back and admire. Faith is given to us to use, to put into action. And if we want our faith to get stronger, we will go through times of testing.

Hebrews 11:35–39 describes the kind of hardships that great men and women of faith from the Old Testament endured. These included torture, imprisonment, and stoning, to name a few. These heroes of the faith were world changers, and their faith grew stronger through experience.

Do you want to be a world changer? If you answered yes, if you say you want God to use you, then you’re in effect also saying, “Lord, send me trials.” Trials are a part of the Christian life. And if you want to be a world changer, you will be tested.
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[greglaurie]

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[BirdogEd]

The Pandemic “catfish “we “cod” have faced for over a year and God is still with us! Not that many have not suffered, but looking at possibly the only positive note, is that the Church has grown because the Gospel of Christ filled “the God shaped VOID” that many realized. Thank you Pastor Greg!
Christ’s love from the Suwannee 😎✝️❤️

[JerseyJeff]

Just by the look of the stage and setup, I would venture to guess this was from around 2009 or 2010! Thanks for this, as I constantly battle with how my faith walk isn't where it should be.

[lynnriggs]

Ment Pharisees but you can make your life like a Fair when we act like clowns fighting with each other. Fight the powers and principalities!!!

[msanchez]

Hi 🙂
Do you read and teach using the KJV?
Also, what is your view on once saved always saved?
God bless you🙂

[yb]

I needed this today. There are catfish everywhere disguised as codfish.

[lindaseel]

Pastor Greg, greetings from Grandma Linda in Martinsburg WV. I loved the story, ( parable?) Of the cod fish and the catfish. It brings me to better appreciate the little troubles in my life. Thank you brother and God bless.

[thomassmith]

all i got from this was blah, blah blah

[tommiesmith]

Do yourself a favor, and dump this chump.
He's a charlatan. He's playing you for a FOOL.
GROW