Why faith?

Have you ever asked yourself why God requires us to learn to live by faith? Well if not, ask yourself now. Why the veil? We have to learn to how to govern ourselves regardless. Whether we know God exists or must simply believe it, we still have to learn to control ourselves. Knowledge or faith, it doesn't change the purpose of mortality nor the fact that we are not perfect and must repent and overcome the challenges we may have.

So why? Why must we pass through the veil? Why is it important to not know for sure? Why must we have faith?

When we are resurrected and glorified, will we still have faith? Won't we know?

Does God have faith? What do you think?

Once you understand the answers to these questions, we can come to understand more of God's nature. We can understand God's plan better. We can understand that faith is eternal.

So does God have faith? Yes. Of course He does. Joseph Smith explained that it was by faith that the worlds were made. Faith is a principle of power, and it is the source of His power. This is the same power we must learn to obtain.

Faith is an eternal principle. We must possess it as divinities. But how? And why? Won't we know everything?

What does God have faith in? He has faith in us. We have agency, we can choose our path. All of God's creations have been given agency. So how can God govern his plan with perfection? He puts His faith in us. When He commands, the elements obey. He has faith in the elements, and trusts them to choose to do as He commands. If He doesn't have that faith, He can do nothing, for the power of trust enables all action.

I actually believe that we are His creations in which God has the least faith, for we are much more arrogant and less trustworthy. But as we learn to become dependable, God's faith in us grows, and He can therefore do much more through us.

Faith is power, for having those in whom you can trust to do as you ask creates the ability to make things happen. When you can command with the confidence that the elements will obey, you have power over those elements.

So is learning to live by faith important? Ask yourself now, what is it about those leaders that we love that make us want to do whatever they ask? How do you get your right-hand men? This is God's faith, and this is the leader we must learn to become.