"i find your lack of faith disturbing"

Faith is Not a Substance: Part 7

I used to work in residential construction and remodeling. One day as I was talking with a co-worker about revelation, the kingdom of God and theology, he made a statement like, “I guess I just need more faith.” I realized that he believed that he didn’t have enough substance to experience what I was talking about. He felt that it would take a lot of time to gain that much substance if it were even possible.


The problem, then, becomes your focus. If you believe that you need to read the Bible more and start doing more things to “get more substance,” it is extremely counterproductive to faith. Some people think that they just have to will themselves to believe more. If they try to make themselves believe really hard, then something good will work, or a person will be healed, etc. In the end, these methods require a person to perform better in order to see results. Unfortunately this only strengthens the problem. It causes you to focus on and put effort toward the main hindrance of your faith. You


The purpose of the consuming nature of the kingdom and faith is to diminish you in its process. You are the obstacle in the way of faith working. The doctrine of faith as substance is not only wrong; it is demonic and destructive to the kingdom of God. It forces you to focus on your ability to gain substance and not the source of power. This is why in Mark 9:23 Jesus said, “If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth,” then in vs. 29 said, “This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.” Prayer and fasting does not make demons respond; it changes you. It takes your focus off of yourself, your flesh, and your environment. The purpose of prayer and fasting is to shift your focus to your spirit and feed from it. It is to position your mind and heart.

PART 8