Faith is like a cheque book or a title deed. It's the evidence or the underlying reality that what's said of you is true and vitally yours. Faith comes when we hear God's word. Living by faith is living based on what God says about your circumstances, situation, experiences and whatever challenges you face in life. To live by faith, you must know the word of God. That way, you can use the word of God as a manual for your life. Being under the law or trying to please God in your own strength kills faith. The law cannot make you righteous. Only faith in the completed work of Christ can make you righteous. Gal 3:11 NET Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.