For the past several Sunday morning Bible Classes we have been discussing Abraham and his faith. Anyway, I was looking in my closet that I call “the dungeon” and I found this book titled “Fueled by Faith” by Jennifer Kennedy Dean. I realized that I purchased this book sometime ago and have never read it.
Chapter One is titled Enough Faith.
The first question in this chapter is “Do you have enough faith?” Well, I am pretty sure that I have wondered that myself. I would answer the question like this – No, I do not have enough faith. So then comes the question – Why did I answer it with a no? The bible says I only need faith the size of a mustard seed and I have seen mustard seeds and they are small. This little bit of faith is suppose to be powerful enough to move mountains. So what happened to my faith.
This chapter points out a distinction between the word – faith and the word – belief. I am thinking what is the difference? Is there a difference? The author points out that a person does not have faith in an outcome, but in a person. The author states the following. “Many times our attempts to exercise faith are in hopes that we will be able to manipulate circumstances and bring about our preferred outcome by means of faith expressed through prayer, which is spoken faith. Have I been trying to manipulate the circumstances by means of faith expressed through prayer? I will admit that I have gotten discouraged when I prayed for a particular outcome and then that outcome did not happen. It is very humbling to think that I have been manipulative in my prayer life.
Reflections 