Faith brings results....

Romans 9:30-32 "....the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Why? because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law...."

When we receive Jesus as our Lord, He makes us righteous. It is not by works, what we do or don't do, but rather by faith that we attain righteousness.  The same is true for Grace and Mercy. The only requirement for us to receive these gifts is faith. Actually, it is impossible to be saved and have a relationship with God without faith. Faith is essentially, belief and trust. So when we are growing in our relationship with God, what is really happening is we are learning more and more to trust Him and believe in the love he has for us.

It is by this faith that all of God's gifts and promises are manifest in our lives. So i know if there is an area in my life that isn't in line with the best that God has for me, I got to check my faith. If there is any part of my life that isn't covered by faith that God loves me and He is in control, then I block the blessings that God desires for me to have.

We must make faith a daily priority. The bible tells us "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." We have to feed on His word daily in order to build our faith.  When we stand firm in our faith, God will do the rest...