Early this morning God spoke to me about some of the things that are in vain in life . That means that you are doing things that will be of no benefit at all . In other words you wasted valuable time , energy and resources on something that added no value to your life at all .

You see ,God's value system is different from the world's value system . The Word of God helps us to do the things that will positively add value to our lives .

Let's go to the Word for the right answers .

Psalms 127:1-2 KJV

(1) <A Song of degrees for Solomon.> Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

(2) It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Principles :

1 ONLY God must build your house ,that is your life and everything that is connected to it .

It includes your job ,family life ,social life , finances ,yes everything you are involved in

If God is not the sole builder and protector of your house ,then ALL your labour is in vain . All your labour will add no value to your life .

Hebrews 11:6 KJV

(6) But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

2 Possibly the most important factor in your life right now is FAITH .Love is greater ,but you need faith to get to perfect love . The Word is very clear about the fact that FAITH is a complete , nothing missing , nothing that must be added to it ,GIFT from God.

Ephesians 2:8-9 MKJV

(8) For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,

(9) not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Grace and the faith are gifts from God. You can do absolutely nothing to have more faith or to receive greater mercy from God . He gave it to the max to you , but Heb 6 also speak about BELIEVE . Believe is not the same as faith . There is faith and there is belief . Belief is your activation , appropriation ,making use of the FAITH that God planted in your heart when you believed in Him as God of everything . All people received the same measure of faith . Not all people believe the same though. Some people make better use of their faith than others . They receive more ,and have more power ,peace and joy .

Because you believe , you will diligently seek Him , you know for sure ,not by your feelings or emotions ,but in the powerful realm of your spirit ,that God will definitely reward your belief .

Different Bible translations translated faith and belief according to their hearts content . The result is that some translations speak of “little faith “ or even “no faith” . Now that is not possible according to other verses that tell us what faith is . It makes it a lot easier if we simply distinguish between faith and believe .

Allow me to show you very briefly that faith is a gift of God to every person . Not only to born again believers ,but to all people . Without the gift of faith no person will ever “find” God (God actually “find” them first ) and believe in Him . No it is because of His gift of faith that you can believe in Him in the first instance . Belief is not part of every person though . They have the faith but they don't activate or appropriate or making use of it at all . They will not recognize the Kingdom of God and many other revelations from the Word of God .

Romans 1:17 KJV

(17) For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

This verse shows us that faith comes from God and that you shall live by it . You need faith to understand the revelation of righteousness . In other words ,that you are completely forgiven en can now openly and confidently stand in the presence of God and call Him your Father . If you don't receive faith initially ,then you can't find true life , that is it . It also says that the JUST shall live by faith . The unjust also received faith ,but they are not making use of it and are therefore still spiritually dead .

Romans 3:22 KJV

(22) Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

This is very interesting . Righteousness comes to us by the faith OF Jesus Christ in the first place . It doesn't say “ by faith IN Jesus Christ “ , no by His faith we received faith . This faith is unto

ALL ,meaning it is the portion of everyone , but it is also ( “AND”) “UPON them that believe” . Now what is the difference between UNTO and UPON . Unto indicates that it is given TO them . UPON indicates that they have appropriated it already . Compare it with a verse like “ the Spirit of the Lord is UPON me”. The Spirit is not only present ,it is appropriated in a specific person

which have the right to say “the Spirit is specifically present in me” .

Romans 12:3 KJV

(3) For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Sweet and short . Every man received THE MEASURE of faith . Not A MEASURE of faith which could be little of great faith . THE measure is the full measure that Christ Himself received from God and gave to us as well .

1 Timothy 1:14 KJV

(14) And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

The FAITH and LOVE which is IN Christ Jesus came to us ,by the GRACE of our Lord . It is sufficient , as the GRACE is exceeding abundant ,so are the FAITH and LOVE exceeding abundant . It is in you , make use of it .

You CANNOT please God if you don't appropriate ,activate ,make use of your gift of faith . That does NOT mean that He is angry with you ,or will REJECT you because you don't believe in His abundant provision . God still loves you . He loved you when you were still His enemy . He will still provide and protect you . He will do everything possible in order for you to trust Him . He will bring you to faith even if you resist Him because of your fleshly weaknesses . God is a good God . To please Him by faith means a continuous flow of His power and blessings in your life . You will have life and have it more abundantly then .

John 10:10 MKJV

(10) The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Hebrews 11:5-6 MKJV

(5) By faith Enoch was translated so as not to see death, and he was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

(6) But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

To diligently seek Him means to keep your eye on Him ,whatever circumstances prevail around you . You are not sidetracked by either good or bad circumstances . You seek after His Word and listen to it and obey it .

This brings us to the next important aspect of faith . If you first want to SEE before you DO ,then you don't walk by FAITH but by SIGHT . That will bring you a lot of disappointment and lack in your life . You must make good peace with the fact that God will always require the much more difficult decision for your flesh ,namely to trust Him , to trust His voice , His guidance by the Holy Spirit and venture into the things you know God promised you by the Holy Spirit and by His Word. You go in without any guarantees whatsoever . It is not difficult for your spirit to believe without seeing . It is difficult for your mind to act contrary the norm in the world which says “seeing is believing “ . Your spirit says “believing is seeing” . It is a battle of the MIND .

That does not mean that faith is BLIND . Your faith is a SPIRIT of FAITH . You grow in the Spirit of faith when your spirit subdue your mind . You remember all the good things God has done in your life when you trusted in Him in the past . You learn to trust in Him only . You have many examples where you obeyed His Word and it worked .You know God does not ever change ,it will definitely work again . You also have examples where you misinterpreted His wil and suffered (not too much,because He will always work it out for good when you love Him ,even if your decision was wrong ) . You also have experience of How He is talking to you . It becomes easier to trust in Him because you grow in experiencing the power of your Spirit . Your Spirit is the powerful “force” by which you can overcome any weakness or circumstances in your life .

2 Corinthians 4:13 MKJV

(13) For we, having the same spirit of faith ......

1 Timothy 6:12 MKJV

(12) Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.

The last aspect . You will only truly LIVE by faith . To try and live by anything else will surely end up in a LIFE failure for you . Some people try to live by money and riches , or to live by power , or to live by fame and popularity . Such a life will surely FAIL . Remember you may die rich or powerful ,people may say at your funeral “ what a successful man /woman “ ,but that is NOT the end . You will still need perfect LOVE to enjoy the PRESENCE of God . GOD IS LOVE . Without perfect LOVE you will not get close to Him at all . You left all the sorrows and vain things like wealth and power behind on the earth . Only your love will count now . It is the greatest of everything . Everything else will end . You need faith , hope (which is the result of believing God ) and love .

Here is the Scriptures for what I am saying .

Galatians 3:11 MKJV

(11) But that no one is justified by the Law in the sight of God is clear, for, "The just shall live by faith."

1 Corinthians 13:2 KJVCNT

(2) And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:13 KJVCNT

(13) And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:8 MSG

(8) Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit.

Matthew 24:12-13 KJV

(12) And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

(13) But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

FEAR is UNBELIEF . FAITH is the opposite of FEAR . You need FAITH to conquer all FEAR . Where there is fear there is also a lack of LOVE . You need FAITH to become PERFECTED in Love .

FAITH is only possible when you KEEP His Word . You can't have faith (believe) when you disobey His Word .

1 John 2:5 MKJV

(5) But whoever keeps His Word, truly in this one the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.

1 John 4:16-21 MKJV

(16) And we have known and believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

(17) In this is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that as He is, so also we are in this world.

(18) There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment. He who fears has not been perfected in love.

(19) We love Him because He first loved us.

(20) If anyone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. For if he does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

(21) And we have this commandment from Him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.

If you compete against your brothers to get hold of money before they do ,then you don't love them . If you live by faith ,then you know God is my ONLY provider . Nobody can keep the money God intended for me , away from me . Your source of money is not from below but from above . You can love your brothers from below . You can give to them ,money ,opportunities etc . It will confirm that you love them and it won't make you any poorer . It cannot cause you to have any lack . You are on your way to be perfected in love . You are getting richer and richer in love , the GREATEST of all . You become like God . He is love , He is busy right now to perfect you in Love . Walk by faith only . You will get there for sure .

Be Blessed in Christ our Lord and Saviour