Faith is not passive but active . You must pick up the shield of faith ( Ephesians 6:16 ) and use it for it to be effective. If you do not trust the Lord, you cannot expect the Lord to bless and protect you. So, our faith in God is not based on simply knowing about Him, but actually knowing Him and believing Him at His Word; trusting His promises and understanding that the invisible, eternal realities of our relationship with Him, and His with us, are true and life-giving!
Faith is like a muscle that grows when it is exercised and stands out when it is flexed. God may allow situations into our lives that require us to trust Him. There will be tests even in the Christian life, but they’re designed to stretch and strengthen our faith in Him!
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly [immeasurably more] above all that we ask or think, according to His power that is at work within us” ( Ephesians 3:20 ).