What is Faith?

John 3:12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
All Jesus wants from us is to keep unequivocal faith in Him. In the Bible many times he says things in parables so that we could understand the context of his preaching. He talks about having faith and even compares it with the size of a mustard seed.

Matthew 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place: and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
With this verse what Jesus is trying to convey us is; we should trust him and have faith in him even if it is as small as a mustard seed but with all our heart. Generally, we say that yes we believe in him and trust him but in our prayers, we always attach “If” or “If you can” and in our hearts we keep if not big then slightest of doubts that if it doesn’t happen then what will we do.
But we should understand one thing that he can do anything.
Faith is all about keeping our complete trust and not questioning. Faith is about knowing that he can do anything to everything. Faith is about not having doubt as small as a mustard seed. Faith is about surrendering our soul. That is the kind of Faith Jesus expects from us to keep.
When the times are tough it’s imperative to keep the faith and not surrender in the hands of Satan however it is all the more important to keep faith intact when times are good because that is the time when we can actually become prey to Satan. Our vanity is at its peak when success is touching us, however, one should not forget that the success is because of Jesus and all the glory must be given to him rather than taking the credit ourselves. Extirpate the vanity inside us. Satan’s biggest snare is vanity. Faith is an antidote for vanity. With faith in Jesus, we can win the world and have a peaceful mind.

John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
With vanity comes jealousy and with jealousy comes hatred and with hatred, in our hearts, we defy Jesus commandment.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Faith in Jesus is like breaking free of the snare that Satan has for us. It is like a daily medicine which our mind, body, and soul require to function correctly. Consider this - vanity is like dreadful diabetes that’s ruining our body from inside on daily basis. It’s like a slow poison that deteriorates our body parts. But faith acts like a healer; whatever deterioration vanity does faith in Jesus fixes it. Faith in Lord has miraculous powers to turn our lives from worse to good and from good to best and from best to amazing.

Isaiah 46:4
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Our Lord will carry us till the end because he is the one who has created us (Genesis 1:27). Our faithful prayers have powers which would accomplish things seemingly impossible to a non- believer.

Doubt see the obstacle,
Faith sees the way!
Doubt sees the darkest night,
Faith sees the day!
Doubt dreads to take a step
Faith soars on high;
Doubt questions, “who believes?”
Faith answers “I”

- Author unknown

Doubt only creates a void between us and God. Faith is like a bridge between us and God. The bridge helps us to cross the obstacle named satan. Faith is not only hoping for the best but believing that best would happen. A man in faith should act as if he has already been granted what he has asked from Jesus.
Faith always needs to sharpen and we should strive to improvise on our faith in Lord. For the same; the most simple and effective way is by hearing, reading and understanding the word of God. More time you give in decoding the Bible; more zealous you would become in your faith towards Jesus. And the more zealous you are in Jesus, simpler your life would become. A docile man having faith in Jesus is what your aim in earthly life should be. The Bible is like a road map for humans by the Lord. We should suffice our souls with the scriptures day in and out through studying, understanding and meditating on them.
However, one should also know that whosoever walks in faith; his faith will be tested. He should make sure not to become a prey in the pitfall set up by Satan for us.

Faith Oh Faith;
Let me taste you
And once I taste you I will never forgo you;
Doubt Oh Doubt;
Stay out of my house (heart),
And if you try to enter,
Faith will shout.
- (Your's Truly)

Faith is like a lighthouse in midst of sea. Sea is like atrocities, pain, vanity, doubts and covets surrounding us and faith in all these problems keep on reminding us that Jesus is with us “come what may”; so like a lighthouse guides a ship, so does faith. It will guide us through the tribulations we face.