at it: a .333 major league hitter fails twice before he succeeds. FactThe fastest growing marital status category was divorced persons. The number of currently divorced adults quadrupled from 4.3 million on 1970 to 17.4 million in 1994. BODYA. THE SOURCE OF MY FAITHMy decision to believe in God is only possible by the faith that He gives to me. Rom 10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. My actions are based upon not only what I have read, but also in the actions of others that are of like faith.Childhood teachingAlthough my mother believes in God, she does not currently attend her local church. But in retrospect, one of the major contributions to my faith was that she insisted that I was apart of the local church very early in my life.Reading and understanding Gods wordGrowing up in a Lutheran church only taught me religion. Through reading his Word and by allowing the Spirit of God to reveal himself to me, I have started to learn the attributes of God.Others sharing their faithPreviously, while in high school, a classmate shared with me her faith about Christ. At that time, I did not understand the effects of accepting Christ. Eventually many others shared the same faith message, which lead to the acceptance of the message of Christ found in the Bible.Belonging to a local churchThe Bible says Hbr 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Being apart of a local church that preaches the Gospel of Christ, instead of religiosity, allows one self to be in a position to hear Gods Word. Faith is reinforced in marriageHaving a spouse that has also accepted Christ, not only reinforces my faith toward God, but it strengthens our marriage.Teaching our childrenOne of the many attributes of God is that he is a loving father. The Bible clearly shows us how our relationship should be ...
