We must have a confidence like God's past leaders in knowing that the Lord's plan is truly the best plan. When we come to the reality that God really does know what is best for us, we will become entrenched in his will. When you have determined someone to be your true friend, then you know that you can count on them looking out for your best interest. The problem with natural friends is that they are limited in seeing only what you can see. In Hebrews we learn that it is impossible to please God without faith.
Believers can have little faith, some faith and much faith.
This truth leads us to believe that faith is something that each Christian can and should grow in. We should not continue in discouragement because of our shortcomings and failures, but rather we should seize these opportunities to realize Christ as our only true hope. The prophet surveys Israel's current dilemma and supposes the ruin of all his creature comforts and enjoyments, not only of the delights of this life, but even of the necessary supports of it. This is the reality that faces the children of Israel, yet there is a prophet of God who does not settle for only that which his natural eyes can see. The faith-full child of God will tell the devil, destroy the vines and the fig trees, and you can even make all the mirth of a carnal heart to cease.