Has this pandemic increased your faith in God or has it decreased your faith in God?
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Not effected it at all
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I’ve switched Beers from Corona.
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Increase. Sad at many saying the same in faith… I am spending alot more time studying and seeking God and to know Scriptures better is to know God better! The extra time has greatly blessed me.
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God is still faithful. He will never change.
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increased
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Increased. Found myself prayimg a lot more
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This virus made me spend time with myself and see my faith level and my relation to God more clear. Seeing where you are is the premises to grow. And I have never felt more dependent on God and more powerless than now.
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These are the most blessed days to grow in Christ our Lord
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Increased ?
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It has increased my reliance and to trust in His providence
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It has helped 🙂
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Neither. My faith in God is not affected by external things…
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More signs of end times being short. Another is knowing adult children are suing parents for pain and suffering money while growing up and to pay their school debt. I know when I was younger, this Matt 10 verse seemed foreign.
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It has increased my faith & drawn me closer to Him. He has given me some much peace through all of this. He has also given me lots of opportunities to love on people who don’t know Him & are very fearful right now. Praise Him! He is oh so good!
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Increased ❤️❤️❤️
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Increased! This season is the best to know God more! Growing more deeply in my knowledge of Him!
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God is doing a new thing!!
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Neither, it confirmed my distrust for media and politicians though.
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I trust God more every day and I trust government officials less.
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Increased, because it proves once again that the Bible is a valid and creditable source of information in many respects but specifically with reference to prophetic accuracy.
The Bible spoke of plagues and famines and rumors of wars and children bearing children and children being disrespectful towards their parents and Israel becoming a nation in one day and so many other things.
So yes…this is only affirmation and absolute confirmation of the Bible’s validity, authority and relevancy in todays age.
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Increased
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Increased. I see a power grab from politicians and citizens willing to give up rights…I see “Christians” being exposed to their real beliefs and I see people getting saved. The pandemic hasn’t changed my faith but it certainly has revealed who’s on the side of Christ Jesus
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Definitely increase. He gives and He takes away. Not only earthly wealth could rot but it also could evaporate into thin air. Only He is in control just as He removed the plagues in Egypt of a distant time, He would also remove this virus for He is ever merciful.
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I know that He is faithful in this, as He has been throughout my whole life. This pandemic has not been a hindrance to my faith and it hasn’t increased my faith, because I know Who holds me in the palm of His hand, and it humbles me and at the same time gives me comfort and great joy.
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Increased. Given me more focus time in the scriptures.
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My faith in God is steady regardless of the circumstances. It’s shouldn’t be an emotional decision.
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My faith isn’t based on my situation, but solely on the Word Of God. The world around me may change but his words stand forever. Death my come for me today or tomorrow what can death do other than usher me into the one whom saved my soul.
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A true Christian would grow stronger in trying times. God uses difficulty in our life to show us the true state of our heart.
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Increase
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It has shown me that I continue to need to grow my faith.
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If that caused me to act otherwise, ether increase or decrease then, I really do not have enough of faith in the One that created all things.
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Sure is testing it.but were a weak generation, even the 60’s kids like me. What happened before our time was real calamity. Two world wars, Spanish flu. Thus is nothing compared to that.
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It’s given me more time to study the scriptures, which only deepens faith! The “pandemic” itself hasn’t rattled me at all though. ?
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It has decreased my faith in humanity…
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No diff
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Neither. No event on earth could impact my faith in God. He is, which isn’t contingent upon my faith at all.
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It decreased my faith in humanity.
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Neither but it has decreased my faith in government
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Increased by a long shot. I lost my grandmother during this time. That was tough. Though I don’t know that there is causation: I’ve consumed more theological study than ever in my life. Just on fire for God.
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Give me a lot of time to spend on my relationship with the Lord and that increases your faith.
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My faith in God was already deeply rooted firmly way long ago before this pandemic, because faith comes by hearing the word of God. So what I believe about God is best revealed when faced with such circumstances. So my faith in God is not scientifically approved by the state of increase or decrease. It is spiritual deposited by God in me and under God’s control , so this pandemic has challenged my faith in God. And leadeth me to him being glorified. Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing: so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before hand, that we should walk in them. So its a sure case guarantee that the Christian’s salvation is fully secured by God’s grace. Through confident trust and reliance upon Christ Jesus. So faith is a gift of God and the good works christian do are the result of God’s new creation work in them.
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Increased immensely!??
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I don’t know that I would necessarily say it has increased or decreased my faith… but it has definitely prompted growth in my spiritual life and walk with Him (LOTS of reading and studying.) I have a very emotive human heart. And while I believe it is an absolutely gift from God as I feel love and compassion so strongly (which opens a lot of ministries for me because I’m at my best and most full of joy when I’m doing things to help others) I also believe it has its flaws. Some days, anxiety takes over my emotive heart, and it can cause my trust to falter. This situation has caused much anxiety for me for many reasons, and some days I have felt distant from Him. But then there are days that I cannot explain where the amount of peace I have astonished me. Had this pandemic happened just 2 years ago, I’m quite certain I would have had way more anxious days than peaceful ones. But, Praise the Lord, I can absolutely say I have had more peaceful days than ones filled with tears and worry. That’s God, not me.
My pastor did a great sermon this past week that hit the nail on the head for me after a good week to week and a half of allowing the worry to get the best of me. If anyone wants to listen… https://youtu.be/l2jZ4pgs3eo?list=PLukAURGR3WQWaZ2Q7Qbzy680v8ldhDiPT
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My faith increases with every suffering I go through…
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With or without pandemic, faith should be growing or increasing.
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Well i have been studying and seeing more proof of Gods designed plan Jesus in the Old Testament but i already believed now im just blown away by the depth of the bible .
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Something that we cannot see and has foot prints like this and we understand very little and it moves quickly and is complexed, something or someone is in control.
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What pandemic?
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