Faith is a substance. It is not a figment of man's imagination, neither is it a psychological state of mind. From the reference above, it is substantial; it is a tangible "takeable", "handleable" force. Faith – Biblical faith, Christian faith – is something of substance, something solid and tangible. It’s the objective evidence in the here and now, of a bigger picture that goes beyond the here and now. 

The Bible makes us to understand that the “just shall live by his faith.” This means, it takes faith to be alive spiritually. It is therefore important to build our faith. The failure of one’s faith is the failure of such a person’s life. Even Jesus Christ had to pray that Peter’s faith would not fail. Therefore, I pray for you that your faith will not fail in Jesus’ name. Peter walked on water because his faith was at work but the moment his faith failed he started to sink. He then cried out to Jesus for help. Jesus helped him up and Peter walked back with Jesus to the boat. 

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked - Ephesians 6:16  

"Taking the shield of faith." If faith is not a substance, you cannot take it. The fact that I said faith is a tangible force does not make it physical. It is definitely as real as the air we breathe, and equally invisible to the human eye. It is therefore a spiritual entity, a living force. It is the trigger that provokes supernatural interventions. It is beyond the mental sphere. True faith begins with God. And leads to a response in us. 

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy” (Ps. 30:11). Hannah’s story stands as a prototype for all of these. She who was “as good as dead” because of her barrenness ended up having her “horn lifted high” over her antagonistic cowife (2:1). The long period of waiting and despair served to increase Hannah’s joy over the answer to her prayers, so much so that the birth of one son was as fulfilling to her as giving birth to seven.    

Whatever the enemy has tried to take away from you, God wants to restore it. God wants to make it better than before. That’s the kind of Father He is. We can complain and remain in the same awful condition. Or we can praise God and be raised up.  Nehemiah 8:10 tells us, “The JOY of the Lord is your strength.” It is important for Christians to have joy in their life! If you don’t have joy, you don’t have any strength.  Where does joy come from? We tap into joy by hanging out with God! When we are in His Presence, we come out with a new spring in our step, a new song in our heart. When we’re hanging out with Him, we take on His characteristics.  

Isaiah 61:7 says, “For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.”  

In The Amplified Bible, this verse says, “. . . You shall have a twofold RECOMPENSE. . . .” The word recompense is the same word that we get worker’s compensation from. You know what worker’s compensation is for? If you get injured on the job, they pay you worker’s compensation. God is saying, “You’re working for Me. You got hurt in the service of the Lord. And I’m going to give you worker’s compensation. I’m going to give you double for your trouble.” Glory to God!

Like depression and other emotional stress, bitterness and resentment  can aggravate or cause physical problems such as arthritis. You can be  affected mentally, spiritually, and otherwise. Your relationships will  always suffer.

God can free you from this sin.

"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without  holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one misses the  grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and  defile many" (Hebrews 12:14,15).

Like depression and other emotional stress, bitterness and resentment  can aggravate or cause physical problems such as arthritis. You can be  affected mentally, spiritually, and otherwise. Your relationships will  always suffer.

God can free you from this sin.

"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without  holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one misses the  grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and  defile many" (Hebrews 12:14,15).

In the New Testament Church we as prophetic people are not called to bring negative words, correction or call fire down upon people.  We are prophets of grace, not prophets of judgment. We do not prophesy peoples’ problems, we prophesy the answers. We are called to bring forth the best in people. 

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