🌱 GROWING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
🌟 Lesson 8: Having Faith
📘 8.7 Questions & Answers
Faith connects us with Jesus and gives strength in the spiritual battle
📖 1. Faith connects us with God
The Bible shows:
- We are justified through faith (Rom. 5:1).
- Through faith we are sanctified (Acts 26:18).
- Through faith we become children of God (John 1:12).
- Through faith we live daily with Christ (Gal. 2:20).
👉 Therefore, faith is not only a theological concept, but the foundation of our entire relationship with God.
✨ 2. Weakness can become the greatest strength
The quotation makes it clear:
👉 A soul that recognizes its own helplessness and completely trusts in Jesus is not weak, but spiritually strong.
Many people think they must first become strong enough before God can use them. Yet God especially works where people recognize their dependence on Him. Our weakness is precisely what opens space for God’s power.
🔥 3. Five main points from the quotation about the spiritual battle
The quotation especially highlights these five points:
1️⃣ Fervent prayer
A serious and consistent prayer life strengthens the connection with God.
2️⃣ Fasting and self-denial
Fasting helps refocus the heart on God and put aside selfishness.
3️⃣ Humility
A humble heart recognizes its complete dependence on God.
4️⃣ Being filled with the Holy Spirit
Only God’s Spirit gives strength for the spiritual battle.
5️⃣ Complete trust and surrender to God
Victory does not come through human strength, but through complete surrender to Christ.
👉 These points show:
Spiritual victory does not come through self-confidence, but through God’s power.
🛡️ 4. What role does faith play in the spiritual battle?
Faith is the foundation of the spiritual battle.
Without faith:
- people lose hope
- give up more quickly
- focus only on problems and fear
With faith:
- we hold on to God’s promises
- we trust God’s guidance
- we resist temptations
- we remain with Jesus despite difficulties
Ephesians 6 even describes faith as a shield against the attacks of the enemy.
👉 Faith turns our eyes away from our own weakness toward God’s strength.
🌍 5. Where do we experience this battle today?
Many experience the struggle of faith:
- in times of doubt
- during spiritual exhaustion
- in temptations
- in fear or anxiety
- in family or personal crises
- when prayers seem unanswered
Especially then it becomes visible
whether our trust was built only on feelings —
or truly on God.
Often genuine faith grows right in the middle of difficult times.
📜 6. Why should we hold firmly to faith? (Hebrews 10:23)
Hebrews 10:23 says:
👉 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope.”
Why?
Because God is faithful.
People change.
Feelings change.
Circumstances change.
But God’s promises remain.
Therefore perseverance in faith is important:
not because we are always strong,
but because God remains faithful.
👉 The Christian does not hold on by personal strength,
but by God’s faithfulness.
💡 7. Helplessness can lead us closer to Jesus
When people feel helpless,
they often see only their weakness.
Yet spiritually, that can become a turning point.
Helplessness reminds us:
👉 We need Jesus every day.
Many of the greatest steps of faith happen
when people realize
that they cannot save or carry themselves.
It is precisely then that we learn
to depend more deeply on Christ.
❓ 8. Reflection Question
Do I truly trust Jesus in difficult times — or do I try to carry everything alone?
🌟 9. Final Thought
The spiritual battle is not won through human strength.
But through:
- prayer
- trust
- surrender
- and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Because:
👉 Even the weakest soul remains unconquerable when it holds completely to Jesus.
