Growing faith

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, - 2 Thessalonians 1.3

Faith is the foundation of our ‘faith.’ It is what we trust in. It is where we decided to put our trust in Jesus Christ and in Him alone. We received God’s grace through faith.

But sometimes folks can leave faith there. It can be a like a key that lets us in and then we toss it on the counter and forget about it.

That’s not what faith was ever intended to be. That initial act of faith merely is the foundation that begins a long road. In 2 Peter we read how faith grows – ‘But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.’

Faith can’t just lie dormant. Growing our faith requires our diligence. Our faith should make us virtuous. Our faith should should be guided by knowledge. Our faith gives us self-control and perseverance and godliness and to brotherly love. Finally, faith produces love.

How does my faith look? Does my faith work? Does it reflect growth? Does my life reflect a growing faith in how I respond to circumstances and situations? Is my faith still growing after 46 years?