Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Faith is not an abstract theoretical proposition. It’s not wishful thinking. It’s substance. It’s action. Faith is something you do and not just something you think about.

Most of my life I imagined faith is synonymous with hope.

But according to Heb 11:1, that is not so. The more I study Scripture, the more I detect a sharp distinction between hope and faith. Hope is a desire. Faith is a demonstration. Hope wants it to happen. Faith causes it to happen and acts as if it’s already done.

Faith is not content to want it really, really bad. Faith consults the drawings and gets busy building. Hope is the blueprint. Faith is the contractor.

Some of the things we’re believing God for will never happen in our lives if we just stand in hope instead of walking in faith. At some point hope must become substance. At some point, you must step out of the boat and put your hope into action.