Introduction

When I was taking my driving test, I ran into an old colleague, a psychologist. I sat next to him during the test and overheard his phone call. He was saying, Come on, go, keep going, don't be afraid, keep going... What topic was this? I found it quite intriguing. As he talked, he told a story, which I listened to from the side.

Apparently, there was someone on the other end of the line who had failed their driving test, was in a daze, crying and trembling, as if they were being persecuted. This old colleague said, It's okay to tremble all over, just keep shaking. While you're shaking, I'll tell you a story.

The animal world is fascinating. You really don't understand the animal world. For example, when a lion goes out to hunt, the lioness bites the prey. But she won't kill it with one bite because the blood will drain, and it won't taste good. The lioness hunts to feed the cubs, and to keep the freshness, she doesn't kill the prey, just stuns it. So, the moment you're caught isn't actually dangerous, a little shake will clear your head. It's the same with people, a little shake, and you'll be grateful.”

Interesting. I asked him, what do you do? He said, I'm a psychologist, this is a patient, very nervous. Actually, we are also psychologists, solving people's confusion. I asked him, is your story true? He said, what! Of course it's made up, they definitely bite to kill! But the effect is good, the person on the other end of the phone is fine now. I said, that's a great story! So, psychologists are just restoring people's confidence.

I think I've taken a lot of business from psychologists. Some time ago, I ministered to someone who had been diagnosed with severe depression by a psychologist. But psychologists are expensive! There are many people with psychological problems these days, and it's troublesome to make an appointment. But I, this psychologist, don't charge money, and I’m very effective because I rely on God.

That psychologist's lion story is full of loopholes. But whether it has loopholes or not, it doesn't matter, building people's confidence is the key. I have ministered to many people who have collapsed in faith, some even attempting suicide many times. There are also people who live their lives angry every day, more angry than they eat, shaking with rage. Going to a psychologist, that's mental illness. But those who are ministered to here don't pay, and the effect is lasting.

The Apostle Paul thoroughly studied the matter of faith. There are many ways to undermine people's faith. From faith to faith. If it starts with faith, but it's a fallacy, then it cannot continue because that's very dangerous. From faith, can you just keep sinning? To prove that faith works? This logic is very problematic.

Paul said, from faith to faith, does not abolish the law. This is a crucial debate, and we need to return to the essence of the issue. We can look at examples among us and what happens in the world at large.

Scripture

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” Romans 1:17

Prayer

Lord Jesus, thank you! This world causes our faith to collapse. We want to return our faith to your foundation. We are a group of people who persevere by faith. Today, everyone who hears what I say must persevere to the end by faith. Lord Jesus, let our faith persevere until you return, until the end of the world. Amen!

The Starting Point of Faith

God created the world with faith. Let there be light, and there was light, using a declaration of faith. What psychologists do is similar to what God does. What psychologists say is not all true, nor all false. Predators not killing prey happens in some animals, a small probability occurrence. Sometimes God also does this.

God called Abraham, saying, Go to the place I will show you. Your descendants will be as numerous as the sand on the seashore and the stars in the sky. Why didn't God say, Abraham, come, go to a place of famine. Or, Come, go to a place where you need to fight four kings. Or, Come, go to a place where you have to cut off your foreskin. Doesn't God know everything? Why not tell Abraham everything? God didn't tell Abraham the whole truth, but told him something he wouldn't see even after he died.

It's the same as that psychologist, only 1% of prey are not killed, but the psychologist didn't say that. What does this mean? Whether it's God, a pastor, or a psychologist, giving people faith solves their problem.

This person, family members died one by one from illness, and he himself was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He wasn't actually a patient of the psychologist, but a friend. The psychologist gave him the best gift: faith and hope.

Everyone who comes among us needs to have their faith built up. I've taken a lot of business from this colleague because we have a more effective way to build people's confidence. We have a sister among us whose child had something growing in their ear. Inflammation should fix it, right? But the doctor told her that if the inflammation didn't work, they would have to operate, cutting open from the forehead to cut out the tumor, and after cutting out the tumor, there would be such and such risks... Wouldn't that scare someone to death? That's the world's logic system, it doesn't convey faith, and it's a system that often undermines people's faith. If a person's faith is undermined, it is very difficult.

The Game of Capital talks about investment, the operation of capital, equity financing, and debt financing. These principles are not difficult to understand. Whether it's investment or financing, it's not difficult to grasp. What was the first financing in history? It was someone borrowing money from someone else to solve a current problem. The first financing in history began with faith because people believed that borrowing money could solve problems, and some people believed that lending money to others could solve problems. This system starts with faith, from faith.

Abraham also began with faith. God created an opportunity for Abraham to begin with faith, which led to the subsequent story. Today, in the people and things you experience, you must know that faith is the source of all things, don't ever forget it. New brothers and sisters don't easily forget, it's the brothers and sisters who have wandered on the path of faith for many years who easily forget. Do you remember your first deliverance? Do you remember your first healing? Your first turnaround? Never lose faith.

Refining Faith: A Process

Faith is the hotly contested ground, the battleground between the evil spirits and the Holy Spirit. Whether it is the spirit of the big fish, the spirit of lust, the spirit of weariness, the spirit of catering to the flesh, or the spirit of the dragon, whatever spirit it may be, be it a general or a foot soldier, they all attempt to destroy your faith. The spirit of the big fish appears to make people concerned about face, building their faith on it; it seems to make people care about doing things, building their faith on that; the spirit of catering to the flesh appears to make people care for their bodies, but in reality, it makes them build their faith on the mere act of living.

The harshness of the spirit of the big fish lies in its seizure of the fortress of faith, which is the very source of life! If you build your faith on its territory, you will not be able to triumph. In the days ahead, we will encounter even more formidable spirits. However, no matter what spirit it is, if we hold fast to our faith in God, it will surely be a path to victory. Why discern good and evil? Because people place their faith in their own logical systems: If things go according to my ideas, all will be well; if not, problems will arise.

The source of life is actually very simple: from faith to faith. Refining involves both enduring and extracting. Faith also needs refining; it cannot merely endure without being extracted. The Apostle Paul was an expert in refining people's faith. If we can continuously extract our faith, building it on God and constantly rooting it, we can conquer the heart. Paul was an expert in conquering hearts, adept at building people's faith. He was deeply concerned about and loved those he pastored.

Today, if a training system only involves enduring without refining, there is a problem. In our training process, we prioritize conquering the heart. First, we allow people's faith to endure—demolishing their original logical systems—and then we refine it—re-establishing their faith. Experience has proven this to be effective.

Many people may be considered useless in society, but among us, as we refine their faith, they undergo a great transformation and live well! If your faith is established, you are the extremely rare prey that can escape from the lioness's mouth. However, many people do not recognize this treasure; they are content to merely endure without refining in this society, placing the fortress of faith in the hands of the devil. Jesus is powerful and can refine the devil to death. The devil replays his old trick: If you are the Son of God, turn these stones into bread! But Jesus seized the fortress of faith, causing the devil to collapse first, leading to Jesus' crucifixion. When Jesus resurrected, the devil was defeated.

to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that of works? No, but by that of faith. (Romans 3:26-27)

Today, in the church, whoever you are, if you rely on the law of works, then your abilities are rendered useless; you can only rely on the law of faith. Actions cannot prove anything, nor will they grant you a ticket to the Kingdom of Heaven; it is faith that is essential. Faith is the beginning, and it must also be the end.

Summary

Those who understand investment and financing, when returning to the root of the issue, find that it is faith. Many people are influenced by the spirit of the big fish, and faith is the area constantly contested. Faith certainly will not abolish the law. Is it faith that we are being asked to hold onto today? Is the way we live now better than when we first believed? Do we hold fast to God's word now more than when we first believed?

We entered through faith; shall we now be justified by works? Through faith, we will certainly be able to carefully keep and follow God's words.

Returning to the story at the beginning, I asked the psychiatrist if the patient was cured and if he had told the patient the truth. The psychiatrist said that he had, telling him it was only to build his faith. I then asked the doctor if he would collapse. The doctor said that he was now training him not to be caught by the lion, which is growth.

Today, we enter through faith and must also persist through faith. Do not build your faith on other things, because that territory has already been occupied by the devil. Hold fast to faith, and good things will happen; your diseases will be healed, your children will become outstanding talents, and you will certainly come out of the knowledge of good and evil and experience exceptionally wonderful things. The law will not be abolished because of faith, and we will become disciples after God's heart.