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Commander Kellie’s Corner FAITH Is... Superkids, I am excited about the next three months! We will be digging into the Word of God to learn about FAITH. Like many of you, I was raised in a household and an atmosphere of faith. Faith was, and is still, a way of life to me. But what is faith? When I was your age, my quick answer would have been, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” That is certainly a correct and biblical (Hebrews 11:1) answer. Good job if you have that memorized, but does it bring any real understanding of what faith is? Superkid, I want you to not only understand what faith is, but be able to explain it to someone else. So we are going to look at three things: what faith is, how you get it and how you walk in it. Ready? FAITH: WHAT IS IT? Look at Hebrews 11:6 ("New Living Translation"): “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” This tells us two things. One, that God requires faith from us. And I know you want to please God, Superkid! So right now make a decision and say this out loud, “I AM A FAITH PERSON; whatever that means and whatever I have to do, I will do!” Superkid, that decision is life-changing. Congratulations! You are on your way. The second thing is, there are two starting steps in your walk of faith. Step 1 is to believe that God exists. Did you know that every Christian qualifies for step 1? Even many people who are not Christians believe that God exists. I know you believe it, but without step 2 you can’t walk in faith. If all you know about God is that He exists, then you may not know how much He loves and cares for you, or that He wants to answer your prayers. Superkid, God rewards those who look for Him with their whole heart. He is not a God who is far away, but One who is always there for anyone who looks for Him. Knowing this is the beginning of faith. Hebrews 11 tells us of people who knew that God was God and that He would reward them. If we dig more, we find the real key to understanding faith. Look at some of these faith heroes and you will notice something. Noah obeyed what God SAID; Abraham obeyed when God CALLED; Isaac, Jacob and Sarah believed His PROMISE. They all believed what God SAID. If you say, “I have faith in God,” then that means you know God loves you and that He wants to answer your prayers. You trust Him to do what He says He will do for you. For example, you could believe that I, Commander Kellie, exist (and I hope you do), but what good does that do you? You could believe I am going to give you a new bike. But why do you believe that? You might wish it, but if I didn’t tell you I was giving you a new bike, then you can’t trust or have faith in me that I will. But if I SAY I will give you a bike, you can count on it. You can BELIEVE my PROMISE. How much more we can believe what God says! It’s this simple: God makes you a PROMISE in His Word, then you BELIEVE what He SAID, then you ASK in FAITH. What happens then? You RECEIVE! Next month: Faith and how you get it. STAY TUNED! ♥ Kellie Copeland : An outreach minister at Kenneth Copeland Ministries, she is the developer of the Superkid Academy curriculum. Through her ministry and as “Commander Kellie,” she fulfills the mission of drawing people of all ages into a personal, growing and powerful relationship with Jesus Christ. 24 : BVOV