The Letter to the Hebrews ch.11 v.1 gives us a simple definition of faith. We put out trust in the unseen, our confidence in the benevolence of our Creator who has promised to fulfil His purpose in our lives.
Faith is the sure knowledge that He will not change his mind or go back on His word. Faith stems from experiencing His unfailing love in all our circumstances – seeing Him meet our needs in one area, and knowing He is able and willing to do the same in others.
Faith comes from deepening our relationship with Him – so that our certainty is based, not on a merely theoretical, abstract awareness of his Goodness – but from a hands-on personal encounter with Him in our daily lives. We do not just read the book – we live it. The pages of the Bible come alive to us as we see our experience dovetail with that of those who have walked a life of faith before us.