You develop Faith just like you develop any character quality you wish to possess…commitment and practice. You have to decide for yourself that you want to be a faithful person. And once you decide, you need to pursue it, practice it, and live it.
And in this pursuit, we are lucky because we already know the best way to practice and develop faith. It is prayer. You need to talk to God on a daily basis.
Start out talking about small, everyday things. As you progress, you can speak about your blessings, everything going right in your life, and thank Him. Then you can try speaking to Him about your problems and ask Him to help you. Trust that He will take care of you. At first it will be hard. You might fail. Don't worry. Do not give up. Redouble your efforts and it will become easier.
Heck, you can even pray to the Holy Spirit and ask for the gift of faith! You will be amazed at how much quicker your development will take place if you pray about it daily.
And you should pray about it daily, because the world could use a little more faith. Faith is a heroic quality that should be celebrated and pursued. We should all be striving to become men and women of faith.
Keep Pursuing
This post is part of a mini-series on Faith.
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