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If you’ve ever played on a team sport, I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “Have faith, we can do it”! But what does it mean to have faith? The Oxford Dictionary defines faith as “complete trust or confidence in someone or something.” As humans, we put our faith in many things: teammates, jobs, family, friends, and even the chair in which we sit.

Faith, however, is inadequate if it’s only held in belief, and not practice. Faith requires action. We can have faith that a chair will hold us up, but if we never sit down, we will never know. When we believe enough to exercise faith and sit in the chair, we see that it is strong enough to hold us.

This is how our faith in Jesus should look. We must have faith that shows up in our words, actions and deeds. We demonstrate our faith in Christ by following His commandments and living a life honoring God. Living out our faith in Jesus allows others to be drawn to the source of our strength. It gives us opportunities to speak of God’s goodness and mercy. And it allows God to work in and through us to build a beautiful testimony of His faithfulness to us. When we can recognize God’s faithfulness to us, it strengthens our faith in Him also.

Pray: God, strengthen my faith in You. Teach me to rely on the strength that You have given me.