Following God

He looked at them and said, 'Go show yourselves to the priests.' And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy. (Luke 17:14 NLT)

Real faith is not a passive thing; it acts out what it believes. It is a practical thing; it does not expect God to do the thing that we alone can do. A believing person puts faith into action. When he has asked God for something, he proceeds to believe God and takes God at His Word.
 He actually believes that God really meant what He said, though the natural senses may deny every step of the way that which his faith has claimed. Yet he knows that God’s Word is true and that God cannot fail that Word. Many times that is called “the stand of faith. If we put forth the effort of a believing will, God honours that step and meets us.
 The seat of faith is in the will, God certainly expects us to put our faith into action. You know, faith isn’t some glorious feeling, some wonderful sensation, as many think. It’s simply taking God at His Word. Great is His faithfulness! —VBB [1]

  Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God. —John Stott

[1] VBB Anchor Taking up Your Mat