Growing in faith is not about achieving some distant perfection. It's moving forward step by step, with our strengths and frailties, choosing each day to trust God. It means learning to listen to him, to lean on him, to live in connection with his Word in the simplest everyday gestures. Sometimes our faith seems solid. At other times, it wavers, it doubts, it searches. And that's normal. Faith is alive, built over time, through trials, joys, silences and new beginnings.
Here are five Bible verses that can nourish your faith as the days go by, like a faithful light on the path.
Faith comes from hearing - Romans 10:17
"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing comes from the word of Christ."
Faith is not born by chance. It comes from an encounter, from listening, from a heart open to the word of God. To read the Bible, even a few lines a day, is to sow something living within yourself. The more you let yourself be touched by the Word, the more your faith develops, naturally, without any forced effort. It's a bond to be nurtured every day.
Advancing without seeing everything - 2 Corinthians 5:7
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
There are days when everything seems clear, and others when we move forward in a mist. This verse is a reminder that faith is not about having all the answers, but about keeping on walking. It means believing that God is there, even when we can't see him. It is a choice of trust, an inner walk rooted in hope.
Asking God to grow in faith - Luke 17:5
"The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith.'"
Even the apostles, close to Jesus, felt the need to have a stronger faith. This verse is a prayer we can make our own every day. Ask God to make our faith grow, to enlighten it, to strengthen it. He never reproaches us for our shortcomings: he welcomes them and transforms them, if we entrust them to him.
Living our faith in love - Galatians 5:6
"What is of value is faith that works through love."
Faith is not an abstract idea. It takes flesh in our way of loving, serving, forgiving, being present to others. This verse reminds us that faith is not proved by words, but by deeds, by the quality of our relationship with God and those around us. It is in everyday love that our faith becomes real.
Trusting that God will complete his work - Philippians 1:6
"I am confident that he who began this good work in you will make it perfect for the day of Jesus Christ."
This last verse is a reassuring promise. God does not leave us alone on our journey. It is he who began the work of faith in us, and it is he who will make it grow to the end. Even if we fall, even if we doubt, he continues to work in us. He never abandons what he has begun.
Conclusion
Growing in faith every day is a humble and living journey. It's not about becoming perfect, but about remaining faithful, open and trusting. These verses can become points of reference, breathes to keep us moving forward. For God is not looking for heroes, but for available hearts. And to those, he gives his light day after day.
