Questions We Need To Seek Answers To:
- Who is a believer?
- What is faith?
- Who is a faithful believer?
- What is sustainable faith?
- Who is a believer?
According to (Galatians 5:24)
They are those people who have crucified the fresh with its passion and desires.
- What is faith?
According to (Hebrews 11:1)
It’s having confidence in what we hope for and assurance in thing we cannot see.
- Who is a faithful believer?
According to 🙁 revelation 2:10)
They are faithful even if it means death, and their reward is victor’s crown of life.
- What is sustainable faith?
It involves a mindset and practice focused on building a resilient, long-term spiritual life that survives external crises, doubt and emotional burnout.
Difference between Believing and Believing Faithfully.
| Believing | Believing faithfully |
| It involves acknowledging that God exist
( James 2:19) |
It goes beyond acknowledging only, to having hope and taking action with obedience. |
| It involves crucifixion of fresh, passion and desires. | It adds more to crucifixion, one requires confidence, ability to vision and risk- taking trust in the character and promises of God. |
| Believing is mostly in the head, it focuses on proposition “believing that” e.g. I believe that I am saved. | It progresses from head only to heart and actions. It focuses on a person, “believing in”. e.g. I believe in God |
Pillars of Sustainable Faith
- Know Your Source:
Our source as believer is GOD.
DANIEL 4:35
(God does as he pleases.)
Our role is to honor him, and to remember he holds our lives and all our ways.
(Daniel 5:20)
- Trusting and prayers.
John 15:16
God choses us, for us to produce lasting fruits
Daniel 6:10 (30 days without worshiping)
Daniel prayed three time a day as he had done before.
(1 Samuel 1:9-13)
Talking to God about your problem, turn pain into prayers.
When you trust in him you will never be disgraced.
(Romans 10:11).
5Ps to Sustainable Faith
- Prayers
- Patience
- Presences
- Progress (raise above petty things) 1 Corinthians 10:12)
- Praises (it shall end with praises)
Characters Who Demonstrated Sustainable Faith.
- Abraham – he was Gods friend
- We know him as the father of faith.
- Daniel (Daniel 6:10)
- Joseph
- Hannah
- Job (job 42:5)
- Paul (phil4:11)
- Esther (esther4:16)
- Noah (Hebrews 11:7)
- Caleb
- Ruth