Prove It: Is Your Faith Real?

What are you doing to prove your faith?

It’s not a question we often hear, because we believe we do not need to prove our faith. God knows our hearts, and our actions aren’t what get us to Heaven.

We are not saved by our deeds. We are saved by accepting the gift of salvation that God offers us. We are saved by believing in God and Jesus, believing Jesus died to save us. And because He suffered, died and visited Hell for us, we do not have to earn our place in Heaven. We do not have to do anything to be saved.

Because I believe all of that, I haven’t been asking myself the question, “What am I doing to prove my faith?” But at church last Sunday, the pastor reminded me that works are not a means of salvation, but works do prove our faith is real. 

Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. – James 2:17

True faith is a churning inside you that moves you into action. It moves you to love others. It moves you to serve others. It moves you to the lost and broken.

The pastor used a great analogy. Faith is like calories. You can’t see calories, but you can always see the result of calories. You can’t see faith, but you can see the results of faith. Any faith that is all talk is not real. True faith equals a changed life. It’s like I say, you can’t just talk the talk, you have to walk the walk. So I had to ask myself — have I been walking the walk?

Unfortunately, I’m not so sure I have. I know I’m walking. But am I walking far enough to make any difference? I like to think of my blog as a product of my faith. But lately, I haven’t been blogging because of any God-inspiration. I haven’t been writing about my faith or what God has been teaching me.

And really, besides this place for me to share my life through nouns and adjectives, what else have I been doing? I have a lot of time on my hands now that I’ve moved and don’t have a job yet. This is the opportune time for me to find a way to serve.

I Want to Prove It.

I know God has a place He can use me. My goal now is to find that place. But even more, to actually go there and do something. To put action into my faith.

On Sunday, the pastor said, “The world doesn’t need more words. It needs action.” So what are you willing to do? And more than that, what will you actually do?

Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. – James 2:18

We can just sit and wait. We could just stay right where we are. We could just hope to feel something. We could hold on to who we are. We could stay here.

But God has called us higher. God has called us deeper. Will you go where He leads you? Prove it.

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