A Scriptural Foundation for Faith: Step 1. Believe
"And Jesus answering saith unto them, 'Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith'” (Mark 11:22-23). In today’s language this would read something like this: “Jesus spoke to the mountain, and it was gone.” While explaining it Jesus said, “This is the way you operate the faith of God: You speak the desired result and do not doubt in your heart. You believe that your words have power, and the things you say will come to pass. The result is that you can have whatever you say when you believe.” He said to believe the things you say will come to pass. That doesn’t mean you can continue to speak any way you want, and then in a time of need suddenly exercise faith in God’s words. If you really believe faith words, you should speak them all th...