When I moved into my new place, I liked the shower a lot but I found it to be a bit weak. I couldn’t get a lot of water out of the shower head. I felt like it didn’t work to its full potential. One day, after a while, I discovered that there was a way for the water to come out at full force. All I had to do was twist the handle and move it toward me and the shower was very strong. I couldn’t believe it. I felt a bit silly because for weeks I had missed out on the power of my shower. I didn’t understand its full potential until it dawned on me that I could change it. This made me think about faith. We can have faith that we use at a low level.
We don’t always understand its full potential. We are content with the stream of faith that comes into our lives but we barely scratch the surface of what faith can do. Faith is like a faucet or a shower head that can has different settings. How do we get to use it at its potential? The Bible tells us that faith comes from hearing and hearing from the Word of God. This means that the more we hear the Word of God, the more faith can grow in us. Now, what should we read in the Bible? It is a big book. I would suggest reading the accounts of miracles and of people with great faith. People who stayed with faith no matter what. My encouragement to you today is that you discover the full potential of your faith. Work the with Holy Spirit and He will guide you through the process. Rely on Him and He will show you what to do.
Working with the Holy Spirit sounds like a daunting task but it is not at all. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus. He is the companion that Jesus gave us and as believers we can fellowship with Him and He dwells in us. Picture Him as being the GPS from God who always knows the best direction and who never gets lost. The way I work with the Holy Spirit is through prayer and worship. I talk a lot about the power of praise and worship. It is a very powerful way to live. I think personal praise and worship are underrated in the church and people would tap into an amazing power if they only knew how to praise the Lord more than they worried. It is more than a practice. It should be a lifestyle.
When we worship the Lord from a sincere heart, we connect with His Spirit and we become familiar with Him. The whole experience gives our faith a boost. It truly transforms us on the inside. Praise, worship and prayer are life changing habits that keep us grounded in the Lord and that influence our faith in a beautiful fashion. In those moments of praise and worship, we are made aware of the potential of our faith. Sustained praise shows us that nothing is impossible to God. We get into the realm of the impossible made possible and our eyes of faith are open wider.
The potential of your faith is tremendous. The Lord tells us that our faith can move mountains. Think about that! Think about how powerful that is. Your faith can move the biggest hurdles in your life and the biggest obstacles. Faith can help you climb the mountains of distress and find yourself on the other side. There is nothing your faith can’t do when it is founded on the Lord and it is boosted by the Holy Spirit. I also like to boost my faith by making great declarations of faith. Remember that faith comes from hearing so if you hear yourself speak faith, your faith will actually get stronger.
If you hear yourself speak words of doubt and defeat, your faith in the negative will grow as well. You will be more inclined to lost faith and lose hope. God wants us to have faith but He has given us the equipment we need to work on our faith. I find that the Holy Spirit has many awesome pieces of advice that can boost our faith. He will give you exactly what you need and He will indicate the path of faith that you need to follow. Trust that He is the God of faith and He can give you more faith. Before you know it, your faith will be like a powerful shower head that sprays faith all over your life. You will get showers of faith that will keep you in the hope of the Lord. Stay encouraged and keep on working on the potential of your faith. May God bless you and protect you and remember that He will always love you!
Suggested reading: Mark 9:23; Romans 10:17; Galatians 2:17