Strong in Faith: The Truth About Spiritual Maturity Nobody Tells You

What does it mean to be strong in faith? Most of us think it means never doubting. Never struggling. Never questioning.

But that is not what Scripture says.

Paul writes about Abraham in Romans. He says:

He faced the facts. He saw the impossibility. And he did not weaken in his faith.

That is not the absence of doubt. That is the presence of faith in the midst of what looks impossible.

What Strong Faith Looks Like

Here is what strong faith is not. It is not blind optimism. It is not pretending everything is fine when it is not. It is not ignoring reality.

Abraham faced the facts. He knew his body was as good as dead. He knew Sarah womb was dead. He saw the impossibility clearly.

And he believed God anyway.

That is the kind of faith God wants to build in us. Not faith that ignores reality, but faith that looks at reality and decides to believe God anyway.

Strong Meat vs. Milk

The writer of Hebrews picks up this same theme. He writes about the difference between those who are still on milk and those who are ready for solid food:

Solid food is for the mature. Not for those who have been Christians the longest. Not for those who know the most Bible facts. But for those whose powers of discernment have been trained by constant practice.

That is interesting. Maturity comes from practice. From doing. From repeatedly choosing to trust God until trust becomes natural.

The Call to Maturity

What is the implication here? It is that we are all called to maturity. Not to stay babies forever. Not to keep drinking milk while everyone around us is eating meat.

We are called to grow. To strengthen. To train our discernment. To become people who can look at impossible situations and still believe God.

This is not optional. This is the call of every believer.

How to Grow in Faith

So how do we get strong in faith? Paul tells us in Romans. He says faith comes from hearing the message about Christ.

We get strong in faith by hearing and receiving the word of Christ. By saturating ourselves in Scripture. By making the message of Christ the foundation of everything we think and do.

But it is not just hearing. It is also doing. James tells us that faith without works is dead. Faith grows by being exercised.

The more you trust God in small things, the stronger your faith becomes for the big things. Every act of obedience is weight training for your faith.

God wants you strong. He wants you mature. He wants you ready for strong meat. And He is faithful to build that strength in you as you keep trusting Him.