For the answer we must consider three things, beginning with . . . Faith is what gives us confidence in what we hope for as Christians. Faith gives Christians a sixth sense. Faith is the sixth sense only Christians have. It gives substance to invisible and intangible realities that cannot be sensed with the other five senses.
Faith is the eyes, ears, and hands of the soul.
The key words in this verse that describe faith are sure and certain . Faith is the conviction based on past experience that God will do what He promises in the present and future. Faith causes us to believe God will do what He says, even when it seems impossible. Probably the greatest example in the Gospels of a faith that pleases God is found in Matthew 8. A centurion came to Jesus asking him to heal his paralyzed servant.