Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

He's Growing Your Faith

11 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this sermon, the speaker argues that a Christian’s reliance on emotional experiences of God—such as feelings of revival, spiritual highs, or personal prayer sensations—is insufficient for true, mature faith. He describes seasons of disappointment, disappointment after disappointment, and spiritual dryness, explaining that these difficult periods are precisely when God is cultivating deeper faith. The core claim is that faith endures when feelings fade; it is the lasting trust in God that persists beyond emotional enthusiasm. The speaker urges listeners to shift from a feeling‑based spirituality to a faith‑based one, viewing hardships as opportunities for spiritual growth and maturity.

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You can't live by faith if all you're ever doing is relying upon your feelings. Look, it's difficult to feel God in difficult times. Sometimes the emotional pain distracts you from the sense of his presence. And in those seasons where everything seems to be falling apart, nothing seems to be working, it's one disappointment after another, you feel like something's finally going to come through and then it doesn't. You feel like you finally find someone you can rely upon, And then you can't. You feel like you're just about to reach your destiny, and then you don't. In those seasons, it does feel difficult, and it can feel like you're abandoned. But this is where God is growing your faith. You see, if all you ever rely upon is the emotional experience of God, if all you ever rely upon is the physical manifestation of his presence, like what you sense at revival meetings or in church services, or even In your own prayer time, perhaps there are those moments where you can feel the Holy Spirit's power. If all you ever rely upon is your feelings, as good as those feelings may be, then you'll never learn to develop your faith. Faith is what remains when feeling fades away. Faith is what remains when enthusiasm fades away. Faith is what remains when your emotions are no longer stirred. God is teaching you to live by faith. Really, you're maturing.