How To Make Your Faith Work by Pst Chris Oyakhilome [Summary]

Main Summary: How To Make Your Faith Work by Pst Chris Oyakhilome teaches you how to make your faith active, effective, and victorious. The book unveils the difference between believing and faith, how to receive from God, and how to live a life of unshakable triumph by putting God’s Word to work.

Lessons You’ll Learn From This Post 

• The Faith Life!
• You Already Have Faith
• How to Receive
• Receiving  By Faith
• Two Kinds of Faith
• Little Faith and Great Faith
• Weak Faith and Strong Faith
• The Winning Power of Faith

For faith to be faith and not just believing, it’s got to have some action to it

The Faith Life!

• Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). It gives reality to hope and proves unseen spiritual realities.
• Faith is like a title deed, a proof of ownership of what God has promised, even when not yet visible.
• Faith is not merely believing; it requires corresponding action to the Word of God. Believing without action is incomplete.
• True faith is the response of the human spirit to God’s Word, beyond the five senses or reasoning.
• Faith is essential because “without faith it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6). Love, holiness, and prayer all function through faith.
• Biblical heroes like Noah and Abraham obtained a good report because they acted on God’s Word, showing us how to live by faith.
• The Christian life is a faith life—“the just shall live by faith” (Hebrews 10:38). Everything in God’s Kingdom—righteousness, love, victory over the devil—operates by faith.

Also read Understanding Faith by Peter Tan [Summary]

Nothing can disqualify you from receiving God’s best, not even your sins! You’re qualified to receive every good thing in Christ Jesus

You Already Have Faith

• Every believer already has faith—the measure of faith has been dealt to each one (Romans 12:3).
• Faith is not something to beg for; it is the lifestyle of the new creation.
• The faith given to us is small at first (like a mustard seed), but is meant to be grown and developed.
• Even a mustard seed–sized faith can move mountains when put to work (Matthew 17:20).
• Sin is not the problem stopping Christians’ faith; ignorance is. Jesus has already dealt with sin at the cross.
• The believer is qualified for God’s best through grace, not by human works or personal perfection.
• Receiving from God is not based on good deeds but on knowing how to receive. Many pray without receiving because they trust in their works instead of Christ’s finished work.
• Every Christian is already righteous and qualified in God’s sight; therefore should boldly receive answers, blessings, and the Holy Spirit.

Faith doesn’t try to get God to do something; faith receives what God has already done.

How to Receive

• Jesus gave the key principle of receiving in Mark 11:24: “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”
• Many Christians know how to pray but not how to receive. Prayer without receiving is empty religion.
• The principle of receiving: the moment you pray, you must believe you have received—not later, but immediately.
• True faith rejoices and gives thanks right after praying, even before physical evidence appears.
• Complaining and reminding God of problems is not faith. Faith receives and acts like it already has the answer.
• Receiving is an inner assurance, just like knowing you own a car parked outside even when it’s not in sight.
• God has already made all things available; our responsibility is to receive them into manifestation by faith.

Also read Exploits Of Faith By David Oyedepo [Summary]

Speaking or saying with your mouth what God says belongs to you in His Word is a key to your receiving.

Receiving  By Faith

• Faith is the response of the human spirit to the Word of God; it acts on what God has said.
• God is a faith-God and expects His children to operate by faith, not by sight or feelings.
• When you pray according to His Word, God answers. Your part is to accept it as done and act accordingly.
• Crying and begging don’t move God; only faith does. It’s not fervent crying that avails much, but the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man (James 5:16).
• Testimonies of healing and miracles often come when people stop crying and start believing.
• All things—health, prosperity, peace, success—have already been given to us in Christ. We receive them by believing, declaring, and acting on the Word.
• Jesus emphasized the “saying” part of receiving (Mark 11:23). What you say in line with God’s Word establishes what you receive.
• Faith doesn’t beg; faith receives and possesses.

Don’t believe what you see, believe what God says! That’s faith, and that’s the faith that works!

Two Kinds of Faith

• Jesus taught about two types of faith in Mark 11:22-24: the God-kind of faith and the human (Thomas-kind) of faith.
• The God-kind of faith believes and calls real the things not yet seen with physical eyes. It acts on God’s Word as the only evidence needed.
• The Thomas-kind of faith is sense-based, only believing after seeing. It demands proof before accepting truth. Jesus said those who believe without seeing are blessed (John 20:29).
• The Thomas-kind of faith produces nothing spiritually. It’s faithless because it relies only on sight, feelings, and reasoning.
• The God-kind of faith believes and declares God’s promises (e.g., healing, prosperity) regardless of contrary circumstances.
• Every believer already has the God-kind of faith (Romans 12:3) and must exercise it by speaking and acting on the Word.
• The more you put the God-kind of faith to work, the stronger it becomes.

Also read Rescued From Destruction by Faith Oyedepo [Summary]

Little faith will not get the job done. It may get it started, but it won’t finish it.

Little Faith and Great Faith

• Faith is given to every believer in the same measure, but it must be grown through the Word (Romans 12:3; Romans 10:17).
• Little faith is the result of insufficient knowledge of God’s Word. It can start something but often cannot sustain it to completion.
• Jesus often rebuked His disciples for little faith, especially when they were afraid in storms (Matthew 8:26). Fear and doubt are signs of little faith.
• Peter walking on water is a good example. His faith got him started, but when he focused on the wind, he doubted and began to sink—Jesus called it little faith.
• Great faith is tenacious, unrelenting, and based on accurate knowledge of God’s Word.
• Example: the Syrophoenician woman (Matthew 15:28) and the Roman Centurion (Luke 7:9). Both demonstrated faith that held firm against obstacles.
• The cure for little faith is to feed constantly on the Word until your mindset aligns with God’s vision.
• Great faith comes from deep knowledge and persistent action on God’s Word despite opposition.

Your faith didn’t work because it was weak. Strong faith acts, holds fast, and wins.

Weak Faith and Strong Faith

• Weak faith is the result of not acting on the Word, even when you know it. It comes from failing to exercise faith.
• Many Christians quote Scripture but don’t practice it. They prioritize circumstances over God’s Word, leading to staggering defeat.
• Weak faith is seen when someone says, “I know the Bible says so, but let’s face reality.” True reality is the Word of God.
• Strong faith refuses to consider contrary evidence. Abraham is the example: he did not consider his body or Sarah’s barrenness but held to God’s promise (Romans 4:19–20).
• Strong faith gives glory to God while waiting, demonstrating unwavering confidence in His Word.
• To move from weak to strong faith:
  • Act consistently on God’s Word.
  • Refuse to stagger at His promises.
  • Train your spirit to trust the Word above feelings, symptoms, and natural facts.
• Strong faith produces stability, victory, and results in every area of life.

Any child of God can rise above any situation, time and time again, if he’ll only learn how to make his faith work.

The Winning Power of Faith

• The Bible declares that faith is the victory that overcomes the world (1 John 5:4).
• No matter the challenge—sickness, poverty, fear, opposition—faith guarantees victory when exercised.
• Faith enables believers to function in God’s realm, where nothing is impossible.
• Circumstances, feelings, or natural facts cannot stand against faith rooted in the Word.
• With faith, you dominate life and refuse to be defeated by adversity.
• Heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 subdued kingdoms, stopped the mouths of lions, and obtained promises through faith.
• Faith doesn’t recognize limitations; it sees only the possibilities God has declared.
• Every believer must live with the mindset that faith is a weapon of conquest in life’s battles.

Now that you’ve learned how faith works, it’s time to act. Don’t stop at believing—declare, receive, and live by faith every day. Your victory is in your mouth. Put God’s Word to work and walk in the life of triumph He designed for you.

Finally, here is a question we’d love you to answer.

How would your life change if you started receiving from God instead of begging Him?

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