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. (Hebrews 11:6)

You cannot understand the creation of the universe without faith (3).

You cannot please God without faith (6).

You cannot come to God without faith (6).

The whole of the Christian life is about believing God. The eleventh chapter of Hebrews is replete with stories of common men and women, like you and me, trusting God. These are not stories of great people trusting God, but stories of common, sinful people trusting the great God.

The possessor of such faith is so confident in the one in whom he believes, that he gladly surrenders all that he is – body, mind and will – to the person and plan of the one he trusts. Whether it was Abel offering a sacrifice or Noah building a boat or Abraham taking a journey or any of the others named in Hebrews 11, the common link is that they all trusted God. They believed His word and acted upon it.

Hearing God and knowing His perfect will is not about intellect, but about so trusting God with all that we are that we willingly surrender all that we are to Him – our bodies, our minds, our wills on the altar as a living sacrifice.

Do you trust Him that much?