Practical Steps to Build a Foundation of Faith That Strengthens Belief 

Many Christians go through the motions. They attend services. Then, they live the rest of the week without thinking about God and their faith. They don’t truly believe. There are ways to improve your faith and strengthen your beliefs. Here are some practical steps to build a foundation of faith and strengthen your beliefs.

1. Read the Bible – Many Christians listen to the minister on Sunday in churches, but they do not read the Bible the rest of the week. When you read the Bible regularly, some things start to make sense. Things the minister says on Sunday connect with you when you read the Bible. While many Bible study classes take a part of the Bible to emphasize, reading it from the beginning to the end allows hard concepts to be clearer. You can draw your own conclusions and you can increase your faith. Reading the Bible also will answer your questions you might have when you are troubled.
2. Pray Daily – Christians often pray when there is a crisis, but they don’t often pray when things are going well. They will pray over someone with cancer, but they won’t thank God when the cancer is in remission. To strengthen your beliefs and build a foundation of faith, you have to be grateful in good times and bad. You must pray every day regardless of your situation. You must thank God for your blessings. You must pray for other people. You must pray for guidance for decisions throughout the day. When you need help, you must pray. When you are scared, you must pray.
3. Walk Daily or Sit for Quiet Time – This world is full of distractions. People are connected 24 hours a day and often refuse sleep in favor of being on a phone or computer. This is unhealthy, but it also doesn’t allow you to have God in your life. It is important to take a break from all the noise. Walking in nature or sitting quietly somewhere is necessary if you want to strengthen your beliefs and build a foundation of faith. It also is good for your health too. During this quiet time, try not to think. Let God speak to you. Just try to listen. This is not easy to do. Our minds want to be active. Even if you speak, often you will get ideas or thoughts that do not come from you. Absorb it and go with it.
4. Buy Books – Reading Christian books will help you build a foundation of faith. Authors often tell their journey to be stronger in beliefs and faith. They also give you a manifest of how you can have more faith. They will tell you how to pray, how to have a relationship with God, and how to live a more fulfilled life. They will explain the road to happiness is not in wealth, but in loving God, yourself, and others. 
5. Include God – Asking God for guidance before every decision will build a foundation of faith. You are showing yourself that God will direct you where to go and that you have faith it is the right direction. By including God in your marriage, business life, and every phase of life, you will strengthen your beliefs and slowly build that foundation of faith. Many motivational speakers talk about the law of attraction or sending positive things into the universe if you want them to come back. The truth is that God is the one you want to attract and tell positive things if you want them to come back. You have to believe that God will always bring you blessings when you ask for them.
6. Surrender – Those who are on the highest plain get there by surrendering their lives to God. They are willing to follow everything God tells them. They have reached the peak of faith, and their beliefs are without question. They can defend their position by their faith and not be deterred from their beliefs. They can’t be tempted by marketing or evil forces. When you surrender your life to God, you feel peaceful because you know that God takes care of everything.