God Thinking 55 - Exploration of the heart 7

"There are two kinds of faith; dead faith and alive faith.  Let's look at alive faith.

Alive faith is what connects with God to bring about great and mighty things.

Alive faith get results, because alive faith is looking to God for God’s answer or provision more than it is looking for it’s own contrived idea to be fulfilled.

  

Alive faith trust’s that God is so close and so involved and so contemporary that before you even ask, alive faith believes that God is on it.

Matthew says in Matthew 6:7-8,  7. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.  8.  Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

  

Alive faith seeks God and loves what God gives you, always in awe of how God goes beyond even your greatest expectations.

Alive faith believes in a risen Savior, one who is, “the same, yesterday and to day, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8

Alive faith is not easily dissuaded to follow after worldly pursuits, because those with alive faith have seen and tasted of the holy.

Alive faith believes in miracles.

Alive faith is thankful beyond description for the great love and mercy of God.

Alive faith finds a way to be with God’s people.

Alive faith believes in healing.   

Alive faith believes that you can speak the words that will change a man or a woman’s mind to receive the free gift of salvation, because alive faith understands the connection between the indwelling Holy Spirit and your role as God’s workmanship, God’s witnesses, living testimonies of a living God performing a living work - in you and through you by His own power.

Alive faith is ready to receive - always looking with expectation that somehow God will reach them.

Alive faith is always mining for a nugget of truth or a gem of revelation knowing that God has hidden the better things, (not to discourage us) but so that the will explore Him even deeper.

Alive faith listens carefully when the Word is read and places it over their situations - over their problems - over their circumstances - over their obstacles - over their barriers trusting that God has allowed whatever is in your path, and that in it you become more like Him.

Alive faith isn’t satisfied with being tickled.  Alive faith wants  to be inspired and moved.

Alive faith is hungry for food for the soul. 

Alive faith speaks to the demons of life and commands them to go elsewhere.

Alive faith is that kind of faith that God can take and  increase and expand the simplest opportunity into a magnificent panorama of possibilities.

Alive faith makes the recipient glow with confidence and assurance, because alive faith works (in relation to, not separation from) God Himself.

Alive faith doesn’t have time to put others down, because it is too busy building them up.

Excerpt from God Thinking 55 - Exploration Of The Heart by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2012