Our Verse: Mark 11:22 Jesus taught, “Have faith in God. Truly, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.

So, just what is Faith exactly?”
Here's a simple definition- Faith is personal trust in God.
A deeper definition says- Faith is a mental and spiritual conviction where you believe God will do just what He promised you. (Conviction means you believe something with all your being.)

Let's consider some facts:
Every single human can believe in God, no matter what they have said or done.
Faith exists in every human being. God puts it there so all can believe.
Faith can be exercised and it can grow. Rom 4:20 Jesus says faith is like a very small seed.

One important caution:
Faith is not just a feeling or hope for something good or useful.
We may have faith in a person or a philosophy, but that is not true faith.

The best word to explain faith is trust. With your God-given faith, you trust Him instead of yourself, others and circumstances of life. Trusting people often ends with disappointment. Trusting God is always a win for you and for those around you.

He builds this trust, this faith, in us so we can live better in a broken world. and over time change our broken world for the better! Life is messy, it's full of problems and problem people. Trusting God through the messes make your faith grow. Rom 4:20 Faith becomes stronger faith! Faith that's real, and faith that's powerful!

In a future Mtn episode, you will meet 2 men who Jesus helped with their faith. Our regular Mtn friend Pete the fisherman and an officer in the Roman Army. Meet a faith flop and a Faith powerhouse!