Hebrews 11:6
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
You can only please God if you are a true believer. It is unfortunate that far too often, those who began their Christian lives by faith are no longer able to rely on the truth of Scripture. Many of them have become careless in seeking the Lord, and some have even abandoned their first love. When they take their eyes off Jesus, they begin to doubt the truth which God has given them. Christians who live in their own strength or rely on their own righteousness are not pleasing to the Lord. Since they are not trusting the Word of God, faith, as the Bible says, is the evidence of things not seen. Our faith in God's Word pleases Him. In our salvation, we please God, but we will also please Him throughout our Christian lives by believing that He keeps His promises and by believing that He rewards those who seek Him - by faith. Let us trust in the Lord with all of our hearts and not rely on our own righteousness. Let us never forget what God promised: that He is a reward for those who diligently seek him.
1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Matthew 6:8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Psalms 25:4
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?