Stan & Lana Putalov – Founders & Senior Leaders of Jesus Unltd & GodIsGoodTV Satellite Television Network
Dear Friends and Partners,
Would you agree that there are passages in the Bible we don’t fully understand or that raise difficult questions? Do you remember what Jesus said in Mark 11:23–24? “Have the faith of God. Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
So what is God’s kind of faith? What qualities does it have? If there is God’s faith, then there must also be human faith. But what is the difference?
People naturally believe what seems logical and proven. They struggle to believe what they cannot see, touch, or verify through personal experience. We could call this experience-based faith that is limited by human reasoning. In other words, it is ordinary human faith. A person with this kind of faith relies on knowledge and visible facts rather than on God’s Word. As a result, they try to understand God through the limits of their own abilities.
Human faith works in a very simple way. For example, if a medicine once helped someone, they trust that medicine because they have experienced its effectiveness. They think, “I tried it, and it worked.” But when they face something they have never experienced before, their confidence quickly begins to fade. They think, “I’ve never seen anything like this, so it’s probably impossible.”
The same thing happens in our spiritual lives. If someone has seen small answers to prayer, they believe God for small miracles. But if they have never witnessed a major breakthrough, they begin to wonder, “Maybe God can’t change this situation.” That is human faith. It depends on personal experience instead of God’s unlimited power.
God’s faith is completely different. It does not depend on what we have seen or experienced. It rests entirely on what God has spoken. For example, Peter had absolutely no experience walking on water. From a human perspective, it was impossible.
But when Jesus said, “Come,” His Word became a foundation stronger than any visible fact. Peter stepped out of the boat not because he knew how to walk on water or because he had seen someone else do it. He stepped out because he trusted the words of Jesus. That is God’s kind of faith. It looks at the Lord’s Word, not at the waves.
Over the years, we have noticed something. The more we build our lives on God’s written Word, the stronger our faith becomes. In the New Testament, Jesus healed the sick, forgave sinners, and performed miracles. He has not changed. He is the same today as He was yesterday, and He will remain the same forever. That is why we can trust Jesus just as confidently as those who witnessed His miracles while He walked on earth.
Perhaps you have never experienced miraculous healing. Maybe you have never seen an angel or met someone who was raised from the dead. But if you have never witnessed a miracle, that does not mean miracles do not exist. If the Bible says something is possible, then it can happen in your life as well. You can receive healing. You can pray for the dead to be raised. You can watch mountains of problems disappear and see the impossible become reality.
God gave us His Word so that we would receive it with our hearts and trust everything He has spoken. The Bible is filled with God’s promises that can transform every area of our lives. So don’t waste your strength complaining. Instead of grumbling, choose faith.
#FromHeartToHeart Stan & Lana
Founders & Senior Leaders of Jesus Unltd
& GodIsGoodTV Satellite Television Network
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