Faith and Believing

The Holy Spirit is much like the wind, you can't see it, but you can feel it.

Hebrews 11:1,3, 40 -->Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

Faith is believing that things are going to get better if u perservere:

James 1:1- 8 --> Consider it pure joy, my brothers [and sisters] whenever you face trials of many kinds because you you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance. Perserverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave in the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

There is a devotion in my Womans Devotional Bible. Karyn- u said u had this kind of bible, its page 1373. The devotion is about Temptations and Trials. It says

"Temptation and testing (or a trial) are two sides of the same coin. Satan uses an occasion or a person to tempt us to fall; God uses the same to try us and make us stronger. Satan even tried to tempt Jesus to sin. But he didnt give in.

I would reccomend reading Hebrews 11 because that whole chapter is telling about the different people that had faith through the things they were doing. Its an awesome chapter!