Faith: Dependence on God

"Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” Matthew 15:28

Insist on calling, pursue what we desire or persevere in the faith is the way for God to measure our faith. We prove to ourselves our belief in His power when we depend on Him.

Evil thoughts

The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. Proverbs 12.5

The right thoughts are the thoughts of faith, in the thoughts of God.
In order to overcome evil thoughts all one needs to do is confess, speak, recite, exercise the thoughts of God.
That means exercise faith.
How many times? As many times as needed!

He who overcomes

"He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son." Revelation 21:7

The one who overcomes is not the one who conquers all kinds of things.
But it is he who is born of the Holy Spirit and remains strong in his faith until death. This will inherit eternity and shall be considered by God as His son.

Fear

"So Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed..." Genesis 32.7

Fear leads to distress. 

Where does fear come from? It comes from the absence of a firm conviction that God is Great and well able to sustain us.

Never mind other people's word or bad thoughts. What is written is determined and nobody can change it.

Knowledge and Practice

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12

If our fight is against spiritual forces of evil, then we must use the spiritual Power of Good to win. Just knowledge of the Word of God is not enough to win, but rather the practice of it.

Flee from evil

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge. Proverbs 14.7

The wise don't marry, walk or get together with fools. Rather they flee from them.

Better to be alone than to keep living a terrible life with someone else.

Whoever desires to keep their salvation must flee from evil so as to not get lost with it.

Trust

But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. I Thessalonians 2.4

Only those elected by God have the privilege of spreading the Gospel. Those who do it with fear and trembling are successful. There is salvation of souls. Blessed are those who help in this work, be it directly or indirectly.