Keys to Living by Faith
Key #1 – Hear Right | Romans 10:17 (AMP)
- Think of how a child knows their name, their parents call them
Romans 10:17 (AMP) So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ.
- You also notice when a child doesn't communicate well, the first thing they check is their hearing
Key #2 – Think Right | Acts 26:2 | Colossians 3:2 (AMP) | 2 Corinthians 10:5-7 (AMP) | Romans 12:2 (AMP) | Philippians 4:8 (AMP)
- I think myself happy, meaning I can also think myself sad
- Focus on what's above and not below
Colossians 3:2 (AMP) Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value].
2 Corinthians 10:5-7 (AMP) We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ.
Romans 12:2 (AMP) And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].
Philippians 4:8 (AMP) Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God's word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
Key #3 – Meditate Right | Joshua 1:8 (AMP) | Psalm 1:1-3 (AMP)
Joshua 1:8 (AMP) This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be successful.
Psalm 1:1-3 (AMP) Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers). But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night. And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season; Its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].
Key #4 – Heart Right | Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) | Proverbs 23:7 (AMP) | Luke 6:45 (AMP)
Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Proverbs 23:7 (AMP) For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
- Out of the heart the mouth speaks
Luke 6:45 (AMP) The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good and honorable and moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the [intrinsically] evil man produces what is wicked and depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart.
Key #5 – Speak Right | Job 22:28 (AMP) | Psalm 45:1 (AMP) | 2 Corinthians 4:13 (AMP) | Proverbs 18:21 (AMP) | Genesis 1:26 (AMP)
- Say it until you see it
Job 22:28 (AMP) "You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And the light [of God's favor] will shine upon your ways.
Psalm 45:1 (AMP) My heart overflows with a good theme; I address my psalm to the King. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
2 Corinthians 4:13 (AMP) Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, "I believed, therefore I spoke." We also believe, therefore we also speak.
Proverbs 18:21 (AMP) Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
- Because God made us in his image and his likeness
Genesis 1:26 (AMP) Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth."
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR WORLD, YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR WORDS