Simply… either you have faith in (whatever the focus is) or you don’t. And if you don’t then you have faith in the opposite. Faith is an either/or. And if ‘or’ then you have faith in the contrary position/philosophy. To use an example – either you have faith in Jesus that He is who He says He is and did what He said He would do or you reject Him and have faith in His opposite.
With faith it is impossible to equivocate. Faith is ‘yes’ or it is ‘no’, it can never be maybe and it can never be both/and. You either have the faith or you don’t and either position defines who you are. Actually, faith really underscores everything you do/say. Think about it. Whatever it is you believe in you act out/verbalize in all you do. The ‘depth’ of your faith, the confidence in what you believe is also displayed.
Faith is one of those foundational pieces – to repeat: either you have it or you don’t. In a very real way, faith dictates your decisions because though there is always the option of choice, once you have the foundation you vary rarely deviate from it – it becomes your m.o. I would argue that faith demands actions – you can’t just speak it… it is a behavior
If you tell me you don’t have faith, though I find it hard to believe, what takes the place of faith? It can be argued that fear is the opposite of faith and therefore what operates in your life. Depending on the context, this is quite possible. However, I tend to believe that there is no such thing as no faith.
So… if your faith is in Jesus – that defines you. If your faith is not in Jesus – who is your faith in? There has to be someone – you have an allegiance to someone, something other than the Lord. We all follow a particular philosophy.
