Faith vs Positive Thinking. Is there a difference?

Hi dear friends I feel excited each time I write. I am fascinated by words. Words helps us express thoughts. You will never know how a person thinks until you listen to the words they speak. Am more particularly excited about Gods words because it gives me insight into Gods thoughts...what an amazing gift that I can know Gods mind for me.

Today I share some truths with you that will change your life. Several times I have had to share Gods word with people concerning certain issues in their lives.(sickness, finance etc.) After sharing Gods word with them, I pray but before I pray, I ask them "do u have faith"? Do you believe the words that have been shared? You can guess the answer is always a yes...but usually they end up without the results. Sadly so many christians have come up with explanations for why God does not answer prayers. Some say things like "God sometimes will say no to you when you ask for something and No is an answer". Well, God never says "No" to anyone.

Scripture says if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. What happens if we don't ask according to His will? He does not hear us. There's a difference between not hearing us and saying no. God never has to say no to u. He just does not hear if u pray out of line.

Faith is not positive thinking. Positive thinking is a person's attempt to stay positive in the face of negative circumstances (Here the negative is their reality and they try to stay positive hoping that one day it will change) Faith on the other hand is not a struggle to stay positive, it is living in the reality of the revealed word of God. (Faith says the Revealed word is my reality).

Let me explain this briefly. Positive thinking is saying there are so many things I have to deal with and I will try and I will try to keep my head clear. Usually these guys try and try until they eventually sink or get into trouble and their positivity did not help. God did not give us a positive word. God gave us faith filled words. THE WORD IS OUR REALITY and Faith ushers us into that reality. Its not a struggle to stay positive...the Good life is our reality.

Why is it that people don't receive even when they say they have faith? Listen, Just because u say u have faith does not mean u do. Let me then tell you what faith is.

1. Faith is Spiritual. This is such a vital truth. People say they believe with their heads only when they don't have a connection with the source of faith Himself. So dear if u don't have an attitude of fellowship with God and u go from week to week without time to stay in Gods presence, you can't say u have faith. Faith is Spiritual. It is not a physical thing.

2. Faith only comes to you after a Spiritual Activity has taken place. When I say spiritual activity, I am talking about studying Gods word or having fellowship with the spirit. Now u say you have faith that you are healed...(but the sickness is still there for 20years till u begin to say maybe this is Gods way of making me humble). My question to u is...Has the revelation that the word reveals about Jesus being wounded and bruised for ur infirmity hit your Spirit yet? Did you get that revelation in ur spirit through the study of Gods word and prayer? If you have not done that, how then can u claim to have faith?

3 Faith is a Gift. 1Cor 12:9 (NIV) tells us that faith is a gift given by the Spirit. How can you receive a gift without Fellowship? If you stay with God u will receive faith as a gift. Rom 12:3 says that God gives faith as a gift in a measure. Therefore You that is a new creation already have faith. But if you don't know it, u will remain a positive person and that will get u little or no results. Faith gets you big results ALWAYS Heb 11:2 ( The Elders Obtained Good reports).

4 Faith is not a Leap in the Dark. Faith is a Leap on Gods word.

Often times people make the mistake that when you are walking by faith, you really don't know where you are going, you just keep going. Well that's no different from a gamble and God is no gamble God. Faith is a leap on the revealed word...A leap, not in the dark but in the light of the word. When u step out on the authority of Gods word, you know the outcome already. If it is a sick body, the person will be healed. If it is for your future, the word will direct you right. Don't ever forget that. Faith is a leap on the word.

5. Faith is Now.

People confuse faith and hope. Hope is a future expectation that keeps you from dying. Hope helps you get out of the bed in the morning. Scripture says "hope makes alive". Your hopes continues to remain hopes until it becomes faith. Faith is not in the future, faith is now. When Gods word is released, and you accept it, your hopes becomes faith and you live in that reality NOW.

Finally dear friends, you need to know the importance of faith. Faith is so vital. Your faith is needed for advancement and to live a victors life. Dear trust me you won't make any progress with out your faith. Positive thinking is bondage. You can never really think positive. God gave you faith as a gift. Use it. Positive thinking is human, faith is spiritual. How did you receive the revelation that Jesus is the Son of God? With the human mind (logic) u will always doubt that reality. But with Faith which is Spiritual, you just know that Jesus is the son of God. You don't ever doubt. You know beyond a shadow if a doubt that Jesus is the son of God That's because faith is Spiritual, faith is a gift, faith is now.

Much Love.