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faith often inspires extra initiative or effort
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Lack of faith can lead to fear, anxiety, depression and lack of confidence.  A lack of faith can be very harmful, leading to self-destructive behavior.
 
Lack of faith can lead to fear, anxiety, depression and lack of confidence.  A lack of faith can be very harmful, leading to self-destructive behavior.
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Often faith inspires extra initiative or effort, adding confidence that it will yield the desired good result.  "Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on," and Jesus cured him.<ref>Mark 2:4</ref>
    
A classic statement of faith in the [[Bible]] was by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] centurion of [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%208:5-10;&version=49; Matthew 8:5-10], who expressed his confidence that [[Jesus]] could cure his beloved servant from a distance without even seeing him.  [[Jesus]] repeatedly emphasized the importance and value of faith to his disciples.
 
A classic statement of faith in the [[Bible]] was by the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] centurion of [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%208:5-10;&version=49; Matthew 8:5-10], who expressed his confidence that [[Jesus]] could cure his beloved servant from a distance without even seeing him.  [[Jesus]] repeatedly emphasized the importance and value of faith to his disciples.
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