In general, a faith person is someone who lives and
walks by faith and not by sight. In other words a
faith person is someone who lives by the promises of
the Word and not by the five physical senses. A faith
person is someone who rejects the values and
principles of the World in order to follow the Word of
God even when it seems to his or her disadvantage.
A faith person has developed their faith into an
active force that rises far above passive belief. How
then do faith people live their lives so that in that
process they will open the door to biblical prosperity?
There are several characteristics of life that are
common among Believers who are living by active
faith. The outward manifestations we can see are
that they are joyful and peaceful, seemingly in
victory all the time, continuously manifesting the
blessing and favor of God. But behind those outward
attributes there are a number of spiritual activities
going on that we don’t necessarily see that work to
produce their strong faith and biblical prosperity.
Following are the key examples of these spiritual
activities.
1. Faith people study the Word of
God.
No matter how much our flesh wants it to be
otherwise, a faith person is compelled to study the
Word and grow in knowledge. This is the basic
requirement. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God
(Romans 10:17). Faith people often rise early in the
morning at personal sacrifice sowing their time into
the study of the Word in order to develop their faith
and receive the related benefits. They spend hours
going over scriptures and waiting for God to help
them understand through the revelation of the Holy
Spirit. Even Believers who are mature in strong faith
continue to study the Word and continue to receive
new revelation.
2. Faith people know and understand the
promises of God.
The Bible is full of the promises that God has made to
His people. The Laws of Prosperity are just one
example. But to cause those promises to bear fruit in
our lives we have to first find out what they are so
we can do something with them. That knowledge
comes from constant study of the Word because
that’s the only place you can find them. Too many
Christians are falling short on seeing the promises of
God manifested in their lives because they don’t
know those promises and the few they may be
familiar with they don’t know how to activate.
3. Faith people live their lives in
agreement with the Word.
To live in agreement with the Word means to line up
one’s life with anything and everything that can be
found there. In other words, a faith person must also
be a Word person. The faith person meditates on the
Word constantly because he/she knows it will
produce success in life (Joshua 1:8). If the Word
says we should do some particular thing or not do
something, the faith person is trying to be obedient.
The faith person knows that to walk in disagreement
with the Word, which is to live by the flesh, is to
open the door to the consequences of a curse that
Jesus already overcame so we wouldn’t have to.
4. Faith people ask specifically for what
they want.
Faith people know that a Believer has to be specific
with God. They know that the Bible says that we
do not have because we do not ask (James 4:2)
and they know that we can have whatever we ask
for in faith (Mark 11:24). But they are careful to put
the Kingdom of God first in their asking so they don’t
ask for things from wrong motives (James 4:3). Faith
people ask specifically and then stand on the Word in
faith believing that their prayers will be answered in
due course.
5. Faith people believe they can have
what they say.
Faith people speak out what they have asked for as
though they already have it. They do this because
the Word of God tells them to (Mark 11:23-24). They
believe they have received the answer in the Spirit
even though what they have asked for hasn’t
manifested yet in the natural. Remember what is real
for the faith person is what cannot be seen (2
Corinthians 4:18).
6. Faith people are trying to fulfill the love
commandments.
A person of faith realizes that to receive what they
ask for they must walk in love (John 15:7-10). Please
see Parts Five and Six of this series based on
Matthew 22:36-40 to fully understand this concept.
A person of faith knows they can’t walk in the flesh
neglecting God and treating other people badly and
expect to have their requests answered.
7. Faith people pray in the
Spirit.
People of faith pray privately but frequently in the
Spirit (in tongues) because they know that the Word
of God says we build up our faith that way (Jude 20).
The stronger our faith is the closer we can come to
being able to perform the works that Jesus did.
8. Faith people wait for the Word to
manifest in their lives.
Being a faith person involves a lot of waiting. But
that’s what faith is all about. If everything came
immediately, little faith would be involved and we
wouldn’t have to trust God. Faith people are willing
to wait and they don’t give up (Luke 18:1) believing
that God will deliver on what they have requested.
Abraham waited 25 years for the promises of God to
manifest in his life but eventually they did just as
they will for any Believer who will stand waiting in
faith.
9. Faith people confess what they are
believing God for.
While they wait, a faith person only confesses
verbally what the Word says instead of what is
sensed in the natural. They walk by faith and not by
sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). For example, since the Bible
says we were healed by the wounds of Christ (1
Peter 2:24), you won’t hear faith people confess
(say) they are sick. They may have some symptoms
but they won’t agree with actually “having” the
sickness and they believe their prayers of faith will
cause the symptoms to depart from them even if by
medical attention so they can regain outward
agreement with the Word. They confess they are
debt free (Romans 13:8) even though they have
credit card bills to pay. They are not denying reality
because for the faith person true reality only exists
in what they cannot see.
10. Faith people are content while they
wait and trust in the Word.
While they wait for the promises of God to manifest,
faith people don’t complain to God or to others about
the lack of manifestation in their lives. The Bible tells
us to be content with whatever our circumstances
are (Philippians 4:11) and to be content with what
we already have (Hebrews 13:5). Instead of
complaining about what they don’t have, faith people
are confessing that they already possess what they
are believing God for. They have taken ownership
over God’s promises even though they can’t see
them yet in the natural.
