How can faith grow

Mark Beesley of Park Rail Church found that, as he studied the passages, God challenged him to walk the talk. I was preaching on passages that had a lot to do with humbling yourself before God. There was real growth there as I recognised how he exalts the humble and brings down the proud, and I had to have a hard look at my own pride.

Mr Beesley believes this is a key aspect to growing in your faith and strengthening your relationship with the Lord. Juggling two young children, work and family life, Eagle Vale parishioner Tally Carmody knows how hard it can be to carve time out for God in the busyness of each day. That has helped me meditate more on God and to see him more relationally. Every week you will receive our top stories in your inbox. You can unsubscribe in one click, and we will never share your email address. You may have grown up in a Christian home and been taught that since you were old enough to understand what your parents were saying.

But something happened the day you believed it. Everything changed. That goes for every part of your Christian life.

You may be struggling with your health. You may feel sick. It says:. Take hold of the truth and never let go. Every day, speak that truth. Highlight those verses. Print them out. The YouVersion app provides many options. The Bible is full of instructions and commands for every area of our lives: relationships, money, sexuality, temptation, worry, anger and fear. Its testimony is simple—obey it and you will find life. When you put the words of the Bible into practice, you will see your life slowly start to change, and your faith will grow in the process.

This principle is either helping you or hurting you when it comes to your faith. Take a moment to think about the people you spend the most time with. Do they have a stronger faith than you? If not, your faith will not grow. You and I must get around people who believe in God and believe that He is at work in this world. Their faith will rub off on us. Apart from the Bible, great books have been the primary source of building my faith. Authors like C. These authors have explained the scriptures and the spiritual life in a way that makes sense to me.

Through them I have learned about God, my soul, how to care for my soul, how to pray, how to be alone with God, how to love God, how to trust God, and how to find peace and joy.