The ABC's of Faith
- Abundant Life Family Church
- Apr 6
- 4 min read
When struggling to receive healing or anything else from God, the best thing to do is go back to the basics. When a professional sports team is performing poorly, the coach doesn’t look for a new and complicated plan to improve their playing. A wise coach will always return to the basics. He will make the team review the fundamental dynamics of their sport to get them back on track.
Today, we’ll review the essential steps to receiving whatever you need from God. I believe you will find some answers.
Hebrews 11:6 tells us,
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
All that God has provided is received by faith. God wants you healed, blessed, and peaceful. He is very pleased when you receive His blessings. Since faith is so important, we are going to look at the ABC’s of Faith!
1. Agree with the Word of God.
No one can receive from God while disagreeing with what He says. When we talk against the Word or take actions against the Word, we are showing disagreement with God’s thoughts.
Job 22:21 from the Amplified Classic says,
Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace; In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.
When we agree with God, when we conform to His will, then great good will come to us. God’s will is that all be saved, all be healed, and all be provided for. But many do not enjoy these blessings because they refuse to agree with God.
Numbers 23:19 says,
God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
God cannot lie, therefore we would be wise to agree with truth. Stop agreeing with your symptoms or circumstances! Instead, agree that you are healed. Agree that you are blessed. That is what God said, so that is the truth.
2. Believe the Word of God.
Once we agree with the Word of God, we must also believe it. This means we begin to act like we believe. Here are three ways to act like we believe the Word:
● Praise: Start praising God just like you would if you had already received the answer. Don’t wait until the answer shows up. Our praise should be continual. Hebrews 13:13 says,
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
● Plan: You can show God that you believe by the plans you make. Many confess that they are healed, but then make plans to die. If you listen to the devil, he will give you plans to fail. Plan to live and not die. Plan to succeed. Plan to walk. Planning is acting like God, for He is a planner.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV says,
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
● Participate: You must participate in what you ordinarily cannot do. If it is financial, participate in the offering. If it is a physical need, start by doing something that you couldn’t do before. If you haven’t been able to get out of the house, start making plans to go somewhere—especially to church.
James 2:17 from the Amplified Classic says,
So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective].
3. Confess the Word of God.
Mark 11:23 says,
“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.”
Jesus is telling us that faith can move mountains. But faith won’t move anything until it first moves your mouth! Faith always has a confession. Without confession, the formula for faith is incomplete.
Nobody can be saved or healed apart from confession.
…that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9-10)
In the Greek, the word “salvation” means to deliver, health, and salvation. Everything that God offers us is received by believing it in our hearts, and confessing it with our mouths.
If you have been struggling to receive what you desire from God, review these ABC’s of faith, and be sure you are operating in them as you should. These basic steps will put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!
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