Proverbs 23:7 says:
‘For as he thinks within himself, so he is.’ [Proverbs 23:7]
So if you think there’s no way out, guess what? There will be no way out for you. If you think the way will be hard, guess what? It’ll be hard. If you believe the Word is true for you, it will be true for you.
Jesus confirmed this spiritual law in several places:
“All things are POSSIBLE to him who believes.’ [Mark 9:23]
“…for truly I say to you, if you have FAITH the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO YOU.” [Matthew 17:20]
“Truly I say to you, if you have FAITH and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen.” [Matthew 21:21]
“Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but BELIEVES that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, BELIEVE that you have received them, and they will be granted you.” [Mark 11:22-24]
“If you had FAITH like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea;' and it would obey you.” [Luke 17:6]
Of course, most of these verses also tie in the spoken word with believing, but right now we’re just looking at the believing part, because out of the treasure of the heart the mouth speaks.
The Greek word for ‘faith’ in these passages is pistis….the conviction of the truth of anything, BELIEF.
A side note…the mustard seed is tiny. So it seems that we don’t need a lot of faith to move mountains and trees!
And 1 Corinthians 13:13 says faith abides—lives within us! Why? Because all the fullness of Deity [Godhead] dwells in Him, and IN HIM we have been made complete. [Colossians 2:9,10]
According To Your Faith
Jesus told almost everyone He delivered that it was because of their faith, not His. And when in His hometown, He could not do many miracles there because of their unbelief. [Matthew 13:58]
Unbelief, or not believing, was the reason Israel didn’t go right into the Promised Land [Hebrews 3:19]
‘And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.
For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not UNITED BY FAITH in those who heard.’
[Hebrews 3:18,19; 4:2]
What’s interesting about this passage is that God considered their unbelief disobedience…[Hebrews 4:6]
Transformed
Finally, Romans 12:tells us to BE TRANSFORMED—Greek metamorphoo, to be changed into another form, to transform or transfigure—by the RENEWING of your MIND.
Change your mind, your beliefs, because as you think you will be.
3 John 2 says this:
‘Beloved, I PRAY that in ALL RESPECTS you may PROSPER and be in GOOD HEALTH, just as your SOUL PROSPERS!’
You will only prosper and be in good health to the degree that you first prosper in your soul!
Change your mind!
Read Renew Your Mind, Amen to the Glory of God, How Big is Your God,
According To Your Faith, Your Beliefs Your Reality, Think Like God.
