What to do When Faith is Failing (20 Great Keys) - 3
The Life of Faith
One unique virtue that
separates us from other creations is our faith. Faith magnetizes creation. It
makes us unstoppable. Faith is like a seed. We plant it in a fertile soil. After
planting the seed of faith, we supply adequate water and make sure the seed
receives sunlight.
From there, we protect
the seed from enemies. With the seed of faith, we open the portal for God’s
creation to defend us and offend our enemies. Faith creates a mysterious aura
around us. With this aura, we become irresistible, compatible, and accessible
to the holy forces.
With the virtue of faith,
we become dangerous to the evil forces. The creation of God feels and sees our
faith. With this uncommon virtue (faith), we become untouchable and unconquerable.
I hope you know about the faith of Christ Jesus. Nobody could stop Christ Jesus
when he disorganized the ungodly activities in the temple.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold
and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and
the seats of them that sold doves,
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the
house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed
them.
Matthew 21:12-14 KJV
One thing I have realized
about faith is that it empowers us to do the impossible. Most of the things I
have done in the ministry came through faith. I evangelize by faith. I
intercede by faith. I write books and articles by faith.
I engage in ministerial
activities by faith. Who am I to write books and articles for others to read? However,
faith empowers me to write. By God’s grace, I receive emails and messages from several
people thanking me for how the books have blessed their lives.
I give glory to the King
of Kings and Lords for His blessings upon my life. If you want to make a
significant impact, deploy the key of faith. Also, understand that faith is a
weapon. We use this weapon to dominate the wickedness of the wicked and execute
uncommon tasks.
The weapon of faith
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions
are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
1 Peter 5:8-9 KJV
Apostle Peter states that
we must oppose the devil with faith. We must stand against the devil and his
minions with the weapon of faith because these forces are extremely rebellious.
Anytime we walk and live in unbelief (faithlessness), the devil and his cohorts
get an advantage over us. We need the weapon of faith to resist their manipulations.
We need the shield of faith to defend ourselves against his deceptions.
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Ephesians 6:16 KJV
Apostle Paul would not
have instructed us to take the shield of faith if we were not engaged in a
spiritual battle. Like a soldier, he puts on a bulletproof to protect himself
against a gunshot.
In the same way, we must
block the arrows of the enemy with our faith. Faith is a shield and a
breastplate in the spiritual realm. Faith guards us when we walk through the
valley of the shadows of death. Do not ignore the shield of faith because you will
become vulnerable in the dark season. Oppose, overturn, and overtake the opposer
(the devil) with faith!
The fight for faith
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the
prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good
warfare;
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away
concerning faith have made shipwreck:
1 Timothy 1:18-19 KJV
Have you realized that
life is a battle? Failure to fight and defend your territory (assets) can make
the enemy possess your possession. This is one reason Apostle Paul commands us
to fight good warfare.
There is good warfare and
destructive warfare. For instance, fighting and killing your neighbor because a
wicked political leader wants it is bad warfare. As we all know, most political
leaders want power, fame, and wealth.
If the leader is sincere,
godly, and selfless, and you discern that the leader wants the growth of the
citizens and economy, you can fight for such a leader. However, fighting because
the leader has given and promised you money and other temporal assets is bad
warfare.
Most often, leaders who
bribe people to get and sustain power are not sincere. Real leaders empower
their followers to fight for a good course. We can fight to demote a wicked
leader. We must fight a good warfare, not a bad warfare.
A season will come when
people will force us to deny our faith in Christ Jesus. This is when we must
stand our ground and fight the good fight of faith. There will come a time when
people will be hostile to us because of the gospel.
We must stand our ground
and move through the storms. Some people will hate and oppose us because of
Christ Jesus. We must stand our ground and fight good warfare. This reminds me
of a man who vehemently opposed me in one of my evangelism activities.
The man insisted that I
should not preach in the area where he lived. However, I saw that numerous
people in that area needed the gospel! I stood my ground! I did not give up
preaching in that area!
I persisted in winning souls
for Christ Jesus in that area. The man saw my boldness, persistence, and faith
and stopped abusing me. As I write this article, I can preach in that area
without interruption.
That is how we must fight
the good fight of faith. Remember, I dealt with the powers in that area with strategic
and tactical prayers. I knew the man possessed another spirit, so I commanded
that the power of the Holy Spirit dominate that area.
When I fought the battle
on my knees, the evil spirit manipulating the man could not oppose me again. There
will come a time when people will oppose you because you want to start a
ministry. Some wicked people will do everything in their power to prevent you
from fulfilling the call of God.
However, you must fight
the good fight of faith. Do you remember the case of Nehemiah? Sanballat and
Tobiah opposed Nehemiah because he wanted to free the people of God and build
the broken walls.
Nehemiah did not give. He
strategized, persisted, and executed the divine assignment despite the
opposition. If God has called you to start a ministry and some wicked and
unreasonable people oppose you, wage good warfare.
I mean, fight in the
spiritual realm. When you win the battle in the spiritual realm, the battle
will become easier in the physical realm. Sometimes, you must align with other Christian
believers to wage good warfare.
As far as darkness exists,
we must fight the good fight of faith. It is a continuous battle. Christ Jesus
has won the battle. However, we must use the authority Christ Jesus has
invested in us to dominate the evil forces. Until we fight, we will not walk in
victory! The enemy does not give up without a fight!
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou
art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12 KJV
- Are you fighting the good fight of faith?
- Are you expecting the Holy Spirit to fight the battle you are supposed to fight?
- Are you using the power (authority) Christ Jesus has invested in you?
I encourage you to
download and read my series of books on the enemy for more profound
revelations. Freely download the books on my blog
and youtube channel. Meditate on these Holy Scriptures for more profound
revelations.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith:
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but
unto all them also that love his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 KJV
Faith, the master key to walk and live with the Holy Spirit
…without faith it is impossible to please him: for he
that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 KJV
If you analyze the above
holy texts, you can see the power of faith. Apostle Paul states that we cannot
entirely gratify God (the Holy Spirit) without faith. Let me use this analogy
to explain this truth.
In the house, your father
becomes happy when Christian music is playing. Another thing that makes your
father happy is that he enjoys vegetable stew. You also realize that whenever
Christian music plays in a relaxed mode, he gives whatever you ask.
In this way, you can
please your father by playing Christian music anytime he is in the house. You
can become one with your father by preparing vegetable stew for him—another
example to explain Hebrews chapter eleven verse six.
You realize that anytime
you buy your mother gifts and engage her with Christian movies, she becomes
happy. With this wisdom, you can make your mother happy by buying gifts and
engaging her with Christian movies.
In the same way, we can
make God happy with our faith! I explained faith in article one. Kindly read that article and download my book, How to Unlock the Gate of Faith,
for more profound revelations.
When we seek God with all
our hearts and trust him with our hearts, mind, and energy, we become one with
the Holy Spirit. Like the parents, Christian music, gifts, vegetable stew, and
Christian movies unlock their hearts.
In the same way, we unlock
the heart of God and connect with the Holy Spirit by faith! Nothing can make “our
parents” happy except Christian movies, gifts, and Christian videos. In the
same way, the key virtue that makes the Holy Spirit happy is faith.
It takes faith to unlock
the heart of the Holy Spirit! Do you remember the two men who broke through the
ceiling with the paralyzed man? The first thing Christ Jesus saw was their
faith! When Christ Jesus saw their faith, he forgave their sin and healed the
paralyzed man!
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there
were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every
town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present
to heal them.
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy:
and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in
because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through
the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are
forgiven thee.
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this
which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them,
What reason ye in your hearts?
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise
up and walk?
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and
take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he
lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with
fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
Luke 5:17-26 KJV
I hope you have read the
above Holy Scriptures. The experience exhibited should make you understand the
power of faith. Giving tithes, offering, and serving the Kingdom of God without
faith is vain in God’s sight.
The Holy Spirit wants to
see and feel your faith. Like water, we can see and feel it. The Holy Spirit
and the spiritual forces see and feel our faith! Faith is one of the master
keys (currencies) in the spiritual realm. I encourage you to download and read
my books, 77 Currencies of the Spiritual Realm and How to Unlock the
Gate of Faith, for more profound revelations. Freely download and read them
on my blog and youtube channel.
Faith, the master key to overcome the world
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus
is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5 KJV
Have you realized that the
world is full of wickedness, injustice, and pain? We hear of wars around the
world. On the radio, television, and internet, countries rise against countries
and “neighbors” fighting each other.
Corrupt leaders
constantly loot the country's assets. Thousands of innocent people die of
hunger and thirst every day because of corruption. Diseases dominate several
parts of the world because of wickedness.
Thousands of people die
of suicide, diseases, fear, and depression because of evil. Most rich people
abuse the poor—the poor struggle to feed themselves and their families.
Economic, social, psychological, emotional, technological, physical, and
spiritual abuse rises each day.
Criminal activities
increase daily because of resource mismanagement and corruption. The prison is
constantly becoming choked because of crime. Prices of goods and services rise
continually. Depreciation of the currency increases each day.
The rich take advantage
of the poor. Wicked people hide the country's money and resources in private
banks and places for their personal use. The cost of living in most countries is
high because of corruption.
Corrupt leaders squander
funds that are supposed to be used to build projects, leading to economic
crises, poverty, and conflict. Each day has special news! Living in such a
world can make us fearful, depressed, bitter, and suicidal.
However, with the key of
faith, we can overcome the storms and darkness of this world. I recently wrote
a book titled The Mysteries of Evil, which is subtitled Understanding the System of Darkness.
I encourage you to
download and read that book for more profound revelations. If you want to walk
and live in victory, put on the breastplate and shield of faith. With faith,
you press through the darkness.
With faith, the darkness
of this world will not dominate you. Your faith in Christ Jesus will give you
hope. I mean the hope of an everlasting home (Heaven) where suffering and
wickedness are absent. With the shield and breastplate of faith, nothing can
move you because Christ Jesus is greater than the darkness in this world.
Meditate on these Holy Scriptures.
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John 4:4 KJV
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In
the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the
world.
John 16:33 KJV
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the
victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus
is the Son of God?
1 John 5:4-5 KJV
The engine of faith
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor
uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Galatians 5:6 KJV
As stated, faith is vital
in our vicissitude of life. However, faith can fail without the love of Christ
Jesus (the Holy Spirit) abiding in our hearts. The gift of faith can lift us to
a certain height. However, it takes the oil of love to keep faith alive.
Our love for God and
humankind will keep our faith working. Grow in the love of God. The more you
grow in the love of God, the stronger your faith. In other words, love makes our
faith effective.
Like the eye, it needs
light rays to see clearly. Without the light, our eyes cannot see. In the same
way, without love, faith becomes dim. To grow in the love of God, kindly
download and read my books, What is Love, and the series on the Holy Spirit for a more profound revelation.
You can also download and
read my book, How to Unlock the Gate of Faith, for more profound
revelations. Freely download the books on my blog
and youtube channel. I gave you a brief introduction to faith.
It's time to unlock the
keys to uncommon power! As humans, we often become depressed, angry, and forsaken
when our faith starts failing. In those moments, we must apply the kingdom
keys. In my previous article, I gave some profound keys we can deploy when our faith fails. In this article, I will share three
additional keys on what to do when faith starts failing. Below are the special
keys. Kindly share the link to this article to help others grow spiritually.
Three Things to Do When Faith is Failing
1. Revive your inner man
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with
grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16 KJV
One thing I have realized
about spiritual songs is that they carry power. Anytime I worship and praise
God in my chambers, I feel renewed, revived, and regenerated. Anytime you sense
that your faith is sinking, enter your chambers and glorify God in the beauty
of his holiness.
Worship and praise have
become a lifestyle. It’s one of my secret keys to spiritual growth! Download
anointed and biblical songs, as well as hymns, and play them in your chambers.
The Book of Psalms in the Holy Bible is full of spiritual songs. Encourage
yourself with the inspired psalms recorded in the Holy Bible.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit;
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Ephesians 5:18-20 KJV
Apostle Paul encourages
us to revive our inner man with spiritual songs. We must sing and make melody
in our hearts. When the enemy trapped Paul and Silas in the prison, they prayed
and sang praises unto God.
Paul and Silas
experienced the miracle of God when they deployed the key of spiritual songs
and prayers (see Acts 16:25-26). Fellowship with the Holy Spirit through
spiritual songs. The more you fellowship with the Holy Spirit through spiritual
songs, the more your faith grows (meditate on Romans 10:17).
When your faith grows,
the holy spiritual forces will be attracted to your faith, leading to a
miracle. I encourage you to download and read my books, The Mysteries and Power of Spiritual Songs and How to Worship God in Spirit and Truth,
for more profound revelations. Freely download and read books on my blog
and youtube channel.
2. Defeat darkness with the unquenchable light
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom…
Colossians 3:16 KJV
Have you asked yourself
why Apostle Paul wrote that we should let the Word of Christ (the Holy Bible)
dwell in us richly? It’s because the Word of Christ Jesus carries power! The
Word of God is like a hammer that destroys the seeds of fear and doubt in our
inner being.
For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any
twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and
of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents
of the heart.
Hebrews
4:12 KJV
Anytime unbelief enters your
heart, drive it away with the Word of God! The Word of God delivers us when it
enters our spirit and soul. The Word of God can destroy every seed the enemy
has planted in our inner being.
Is
not my Word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that
breaketh the rock in pieces?
Jeremiah 23:29 KJV
What do you do when a fire
breaks into your car, home, asset, or office? You use a fire extinguisher to
deal with the fire. Water may help get rid of the fire. However, a fire
extinguisher can deal with a fire outbreak within a second.
Sometimes, you have to
call the fire service to deal with the fire because of its intensity. That is
how we deal with unbelief. Depending on the level of fear and doubt, you either
use a fire extinguisher or call the fire service.
The fire service carries
power. In the same way, the more you take in the Word of God, the stronger the
extinguisher becomes (meditate on 1 Peter 2:2). It will come to a time when you
will become a fire extinguisher because of the amount of the Word in you.
As Paul writes in Colossians
chapter three verse sixteen, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all
wisdom…” The Word of
God must be abundant in our souls and spirit. With these divine missiles, we
can deal with the arrows of fear, doubt, and unbelief.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalms 119:105 KJV
As stated, we live in a
dark world surrounded by evil minds. Evil minds can damage our faith. We need
the light of the Word to enlighten our path. We need the unquenchable lamp to
walk through the deceptive systems of the world.
Make the Word of God your
anchor when unbelief knocks because ignorance of the Word weakens your faith. Kindly
read article two and meditate on Romans chapter ten, verse seventeen, for
more profound revelations.
3. Look beyond
Abraham had substantial
reasons to give up on God. However, he kept the faith. Imagine a hundred-year-old
man with his ninety-year-old wife expecting a child. Some people may call such
couples abnormal because it is naturally “impossible” to have a child at that
stage.
Abraham and his wife
Sarah had a similar case. However, Abraham had faith that God could provide. Because
Abraham had faith in God, he received the miracle (the child). The people who
mocked Abraham and his wife, Sarah, became ashamed because Abraham did not give
up on God.
Sometimes, what you are
going through can be a trial from God. Be patient. You might not understand
what is going on in your life. However, stay on course. Keep the faith. Do not
give up. Do not give in. Believe that all things work together for good to those
who love God and those who are called according to his purpose.
…we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 KJV
He (God) hath made every thing beautiful in his time…
Ecclesiastes 3:11 KJV (Emphasis added)
Exercise patience because God makes everything beautiful in his time.
God is not a man who should lie (see Numbers 23:19). God is faithful to His
Word. Keep moving. Don’t let your limited mind destroy your faith (meditate on Isaiah
55:6-9).
Believe with all your heart, mind, and strength that we serve a
righteous God who will not forsake you (meditate on Jeremiah 29:11). I will continue in the next article.
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faith.
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