Levels of Faith in the Believer’s Life
MARK 11:20-24 

It’s a good idea to pause every now and then to evaluate where we are in our spiritual development. All Christians operate on one of three levels of faith. Although we all spend time in each one at various points in our lives, our goal should be to continually advance upward.

Level 1 is Little Faith. This stage is characterized by struggling to believe God. We hope He’ll answer our prayer, but we’re just not sure. Sometimes doubts creep in because we’re looking at the situation, not at the Lord and His Word. Or maybe our problem is that we just don’t know what God has said in the Bible, so we have nothing to anchor our faith.

Level 2 is Great Faith. I like to call this phase “reaching faith” because it involves stretching to believe the Lord more and more. Christians at this level are beginning to stand on the truth of Scripture. When we let the Word of God shape our thinking and petitions, we can know that He will grant our requests.

Level 3 is Perfect Faith. This one is characterized as resting in the confidence that the Lord has already accomplished what we’ve asked. When our requests align with His will, it’s a “done deal.” Our job is simply to thank Him and watch His promise become a reality.

No matter where you are, the Lord wants you to continually progress. Being in His Word is the only way to move upward. How can we believe Him if we don’t know what He has said He will do? But if you know what He has promised, hang on, and don’t let go