How is Your Believer?

I'm sure that is poor grammar, but that's what I'm asking nonetheless. :)

I enjoy this graphic, it shows what the Word says about lifting up our hearts with our hands unto the Lord...it shows surrender and it's reminding us Who we BELIEVE is Lord.

Over the years, I've heard the phrase..."keep your switch of faith turned on." But I've come to understand that there can be no switch of faith if we doubt God's Word. That's where every one of us must start. Our beginnings, as Believers in Christ, starts with believing in our hearts and confessing with our mouths, right? That's what Paul told us in Romans 10.

To BELIEVE is to be fully convinced, it brings our trust into focus, and acknowlege and rely upon God's Word. That's a loose translation of the Greek definition.

The NKJV says this about Hebrews 3:12-15:
12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;
13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end
15 while it is said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."

satan knows that if he can cast espursion upon God's Word in ANY way, it will go a long way to bringing to us an evil heart of unbelief.

Unbelief is caused by a hardened heart, which is caused by decietfulness of sin - the result is apostasy - departing from the Living God. That's the goal of our enemy, satan...he never loses sight of that against us.

If we have unresolved conflict within, towards those around us or between us and the Lord, it's very simple to settle the matter. I John 1:9, God made it simple enough for a child to understand that, didn't He? :)

BELIEVING in our hearts and confessing with our mouths is the Spiritual Principle that not only brought us Salvation, but EVERYTHING else that God has for us in His Word. satan knows that if he can bring doubt, it will go a L-O-N-G way in keeping us from living a life that brings to us deliverance, healing, freedom from fear, and a victorious life. It will give us what we need to BE what we need to be while we're here on assignment on Earth.

II Corinthians 4:13 says:
And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed and therefore I spoke," we also believe and therefore speak.

The constant encouragement in the midst of a caring fellowship will help Believers remain faithful, and help us to KEEP our BELIEVING switch turned on.

Father, HELP US to Believe Your Word. HELP US to steer away from sin, that will deceive us, and bring us to a place of having a heardened heart towards You, and distrust You/Your Word. Help us to CLEAVE to You, and make Your Word first place in our lives so that we can live the overcoming lives that You've made provision for.
Thank You for Your tender mercies and for giving us every gift we need to keep us encouraged in the Body of Christ. Help us to be what we need to be to those around us...Believing men and women of God full of faith and power to be Your hands enxtended. In Jesus' Name.