The Faith of God: Why Quantity Misses the Point

If you have ever said, “I just need more faith,” you are not alone. That desire is real. But it may be pointing you toward the wrong question.

The issue is not how much faith you have. It is what kind of faith you are operating from. Mark 11:22 in Young’s Literal Translation does not say “Have faith in God.” It says, “Have the faith of God.” That is a completely different thing.

Romans 10:17 tells us faith comes by hearing. Specifically, by hearing the rhema (the utterance), the direct word God speaks to your spirit. This is not information. This is encounter. And it changes everything about how you understand and operate in faith.

What Does Romans 10:17 Actually Say About the Source of Faith?

Romans 10:17 is one of the most quoted faith scriptures: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Most people assume “word” refers to the written Bible. But the Greek word is not logos. It is rhema, which means a specific utterance, a living word spoken in the moment.

This distinction reshapes everything. The source of faith is not reading more Scripture as a discipline. It is God speaking directly to your spirit. His voice carries His power. When He speaks, something is activated in you that no amount of study alone can produce.

This does not diminish the written Word. The Bible is where you learn God’s nature and orient your spirit toward Him. But the faith that moves mountains is born in the moment He speaks to you, not just when you read about Him.

Why Does Revelation Faith Unlock What Information Faith Cannot?

You can memorize hundreds of Bible verses and still feel empty. You can understand theology deeply, listen to every sermon, and fill your mind with truth, and yet not move in the faith you know you should have. That gap is not a failure of intellect. It is a signal that information alone was never meant to carry you.

Revelation faith is qualitatively different. When God speaks directly to your spirit, His word does not just inform you. It transforms you. You are not just encouraged. You are changed. A certainty settles in your spirit that bypasses every argument your mind can raise against it.

This is why two people can hear the same sermon and walk away with completely different results. One received information. The other heard the Father. The difference is not intelligence. It is proximity to Him and openness to His voice.

What Is the Difference Between Having Faith in God and the Faith of God?

Most translations of Mark 11:22 read: “Have faith in God.” It sounds like a command to produce something, to muster up belief, to try harder to trust. But Young’s Literal Translation renders the same verse: “Have the faith of God.” That single word changes the entire posture.

Faith in God is your effort. It is you reaching toward Him, straining to believe. Faith of God is His own belief planted in you, flowing through you. One comes from human will. The other comes from divine impartation. One demands everything of you. The other asks you to receive.

This is not a passive approach to faith. It is the highest form of it. You become the vessel through which the faith of God operates in the earth. That is the invitation in Mark 11:22, not to try harder, but to carry something far greater than your own belief.

How Does Time With the Father Grow the Faith of God in You?

The faith of God is not manufactured in a moment of willpower. It grows through relationship. The more time you spend with Father God, not just studying about Him but actually communing with Him, the more His voice becomes familiar. And as you hear His voice, you receive His faith.

This is why testimonies and encouragement can only take you so far. They point you toward the Father, but they cannot replace encountering Him directly. When He reveals what He wants to do in your life, your faith does not just grow. It explodes. Because the faith you are now carrying is not something you produced. It is something He released.

This is the pattern of every person in Scripture who walked in extraordinary faith. They had heard from God. Abraham, Moses, and David all operated from a faith that was the overflow of intimacy with the Father. The same invitation stands for you today.

How Do You Stop Striving for More Faith and Start Receiving It?

Stop measuring your faith against what you think you should have. Start positioning yourself to hear. The practical shift is this: less striving, more abiding. Create space for His voice. Slow down enough to listen. Let His presence become your daily environment, not just your emergency resource.

Faith does not come from trying harder. It comes from hearing clearer. When God shares His heart with you, His desire, His intention, His vision for your life, something happens that no amount of positive confession can replicate. You become certain, not because you worked up the confidence, but because He has spoken.

This is your invitation today. Do not strive for more faith. Start receiving the kind of faith that only comes by hearing from Him. Position yourself in His presence. Let His rhema word land in your spirit. That is where unshakeable faith is born.

Go Deeper Into Living From God’s Faith Through Living From Eternity

The shift from striving in faith to receiving the faith of God is not a technique. It is a lifestyle of abiding. Living From Eternity takes you deeper into what it means to live from the Father’s heart, hear His voice, and operate from the realm where His faith flows freely.

If you are ready to move beyond religious effort and step into the kind of faith that comes directly from God’s own nature planted in you, this book is your next step. Get your copy of Living From Eternity here.

About Kurt daSilva

Kurt is the author, speaker, and Founder of LifeDeeperStill, a movement activating sons of God into Kingdom identity and Heaven on earth living.

Since 2016, Kurt has received over 2000 dreams, visions, and heavenly encounters, including ongoing throne room engagements and walks in the Father’s garden. LifeDeeperStill was birthed at the end of 2016 and went public in 2017.

His 8-year publishing arc has produced three books charting the journey from Father encounter to son identity to Kingdom abundance: Heaven On Earth, Living From Eternity, and Create Wealth God’s Way.

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