6. The Shield of Faith

What is the shield of faith?

This reminds us of the importance of believing in God, in his promises who he is and what he is able to do.

Why is the shield of faith important

Faith is important because 

1. The bible says, “Without, faith it is impossible to please God, because you must first believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.”

2. Faith is the substance of things hoped for but you cannot yet see [Hebrews 11:1], if you do not have faith, you do not have hope and if you do not have hope it's extremely difficult to live and to progress in your Christian walk, because your expectation is that even if I live and I progress, nothing good will come. The natural conclusion is then why do it?

3. When you have faith, God is willing to move mountains, Jesus said, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, be thou removed and it will be removed,”[Matthew 17:20-21] Jesus also said if you just have faith, you will see the glory of God[John 11:40].

4. Faith is the ONLY WAY you can be saved from your sin. It is grace you have been saved through FAITH, not by works so that no one can boast [Ephesians 2:8–9].

How do you put on the shield of faith

1. Hearing or reading the word of God, the Bible says, “Faith comes from hearing and hearing the word of God [Romans 10:17]

2. By the testimony of those who have gone before us and experienced themselves God’s power [Revelation 12:11, Romans 10:17, 1 Peter 3:15,Matthew 24:14, 1 John 5:11, John 4: 39-42]

3. By trying God for yourself in your own life. [Psalm 34:8]

4. By believing things based on the truth of God's word rather than on lies. 

Tips

1. Learn the truth of God based on the Bible -- If you believe a lie, then IT WILL NEVER work out the way you expect it to. 

2. Exercise your faith in small things, and then in bigger things. Think of it like a muscle, the more you use it, and see God coming through, the stronger it becomes.

Take Home Tasks

1. Create a prayer journal: Prayer/Request and Result/Update

2. Listen to at least one (1) testimony per month

3. Share your testimony of what God has done in your life

4. Listen to songs about God’s power, God at work/ faithfulness

5. Worship God continuously

6. Practice recognizing God’s hand in your life and praising God for it

7. Memorize scriptures about God’s faithfulness to answer prayer and his promises to the believer

   1. Here is a are list of powerful scripture about how God says He’ll answer prayer

   2. A List of God’s promises to the believer

MENTOR’S NOTES/EVALUATION

1. Does mentee update prayer journal

2. Can the mentee share their testimony? And see its importance?

3. Can the mentee talk about how God showed up in their life during the week in non-general situations?(i.e. God gave me breath is too general)

4. Has the mentee listened to someone’s testimony this month?

5. Can mentee share from memory a different scripture each week speaking about God’s promises in prayer to the believer?