By Warren David Horak

Love Believes All Things

Inside of love is faith and trust.

When we walk in His love we will believe ALL things He says.

When we mature in the 16 facets of His perfect love we will have strong faith that believes all things.

Only when we truly love will we believe in what He says no matter what circumstances say or what the enemy says to us.

Only the faith that works by love will really accomplish anything in our lives.

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love." Galatians 5:6

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Introduction

Today we're continuing our series on the facets of love.

This may be the most important series of all because learning how to love is our highest purpose and calling.

We're called to walk in love and be just like Jesus. In this part, we're looking at how love believes all things. Inside of love is faith, and love and faith work together.

Faith is a fruit of the Spirit, distinct from the gift of faith.

The fruit of faith is something we cultivate, while the gift operates by God's sovereign will.

Love Believes All Things

Love believes all things that God says.

This implies that love is inclined to believe the best about others.

Are you inclined to believe the best or the worst about people?

The reason we often don't believe the best is that we never inquire of the Lord about that person.

We just judge by natural sight.

Even if someone appears corrupt, Jesus died for that person.

What does the Lord say about them? Did you pray about it?

I can tell you what the devil says - he'll tell you everything wrong with the person and more.

But that's not discernment, that's a lack of love.

Facts vs. Truth

There's a critical difference between facts and truth. Facts deal with current circumstances, while truth speaks of God's perspective and promises. For example:

"And He said to them, 'Go and tell that fox, "Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected."'" (Luke 13:32 NKJV)

When Jesus said Lazarus was sleeping, He wasn't lying - He was speaking the truth from God's perspective.

The problem is we often believe bank statements, lawyers' letters, or anything the devil says over the word of God.

Whenever there's a contradiction between facts and truth, the truth must prevail.

Truth is there to change your circumstances.

Faith That Works By Love

There are two kinds of faith - faith that works by love, and faith without love. Paul writes:

"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love." (Galatians 5:6 NKJV)

Many people isolate the message of faith, wanting to change everything around them without changing themselves. But faith without love is nothing in God's eyes:

"And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing." (1 Corinthians 13:2 NKJV)

You can have miracles and a big ministry, but without love, God says it's nothing. It's burned up as wood, hay, and stubble.

Overcoming Unbelief

The biggest battle in the area of faith is getting the substance of faith.

The word "substance" in Hebrews 11:1 means title deed or guarantee. Most people don't have faith; they have hope.

That's why they say they're waiting for God to heal them.

But if you say you believe you're healed and really believe it, acting excited about it, you're going to have a miracle.

The problem is we're often not in faith when we think we are.

Faith works by love, and faith and love go together.

Ask the Lord to help you believe all things He says and reject everything the devil says.

Reject every news broadcast, every media message, and every word that doesn't line up with God's word - no matter who it comes from.

From Hope to Faith

There's a transition that needs to happen from hope to faith. When the word of God comes to you saying "by His stripes you were healed," hope rises. But until that hope transitions into faith, you don't get the promise. That transition happens inside your heart where it drops into your spirit, and you know that you're healed as opposed to hoping you're healed.

Growing in Faith

Jesus isn't impressed with just a mustard seed of faith. He rebuked the disciples for their "little faith":

"But He said to them, 'Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?' Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm." (Matthew 8:26 NKJV)

God wants your faith to grow from a seed into a tree.

It might take years, but one day it will be a big tree.

We often don't like the words "patience" and "long-suffering," but these are crucial in the growth of our faith.

Believing in God's Love

One of the key things we need to believe is that God loves us:

"And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him." (1 John 4:16 NKJV)

God is love, and if you abide in God, He abides in you.

How can we have depression, discouragement, or mood swings when God is inside us?

Well, He's in our spirit, but He wants to take over our soul.

When God dwells in the land of your soul, you'll have peace, love, and joy.

Bearing One Another in Love

Paul exhorts us:

"with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love," (Ephesians 4:2 NKJV)

We need to bear with each other and believe the best of each other, not based on a person's behavior but on what God says about that person.

When you have a problem with someone, ask the Lord what He says about them.

See beyond the facts to their destiny in God.

The Power of Love

Love is the answer and the way through our current challenges. It's not about binding demons or breaking curses - it's about walking in the fullness of God's love. The facets of love are what will get us through.

"Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins." (Proverbs 10:12 NKJV)

Love covers all sins and believes the best. We need to cover people with God's love, speak life over them, and prophesy their destiny in God.

Conclusion: 

As we conclude this teaching on the facets of love, particularly how love believes all things, let's commit to walking in God's love.

Let's repent for any areas of unbelief in our lives, where we've spoken contrary to God's word over ourselves or others.

Let's ask God to help us see with His eyes of love, to cover people with His love, and to prophesy life over every person.

Let's forgive those who have hurt us and bless our enemies.

Let's speak life over them and cover them with God's love.

Let's believe the best about people based on what God says about them, not what others say. Let's walk in the true spirit of prophecy, which is the testimony of Jesus.

May we be delivered from the blindness of unbelief, doubt, slander, and pride.

May we be filled with God's love and see with His eyes.

May we abide in His love and be known as sons of God.

All of creation is groaning to see us walking in the power of God's love.

Remember, love always wins, love always conquers, and love never fails. 

As we walk in these facets of love, believing all things God says, we'll see His love poured out in our families, our children, our businesses, and every area of our lives.

He is our provider because He loves us. 

He is our healer because He loves us.

Let's thank Him that we are healed and blessed because of His unfailing love.

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