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Faith is convicted trust, not vague belief. Faith is a placing of hopes in such a way that hope gets redefined. In the Scriptures, hope does not have the connotation of “I hope such and such will happen,” as if there is some chance it may not. No, in the Scriptures, hope is an assured trust. Our hope is Christ, and this hope will prove true; it
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
Faith is a deeply held conviction that there is a higher meaning in life that cannot be proved by outer events.
Phil Stutz • Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You
Friend, take heart. The days you struggle with your faith, the moments you agonize over your fickle heart, the weeks you continue to doubt—remember that it is not the quality of your faith that saves and keeps you, but the finished work of Jesus Christ. Must you have faith? Yes. You must place your trust in Him.
Blake Long • A Little Faith Is Faith
Now Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.
C. S. Lewis • Mere Christianity
Faith isn’t just the foundation of our relationship with God—it’s also the soil where real friendship grows.
Abraham believed God—and that belief wasn’t passive. It was the active trust that said, “Wherever You go, I’ll follow."
That trust made space for companionship. Not just obedience, but closeness.
That kind of belief says:
I trust your heart.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1, NIV)