Faith isn't when we psyche ourselves into a state of belief. It's not a funny feeling. Faith doesn't begin within us. It begins with God. It's impossible to please God without faith, but it's also impossible to have faith without God.
Faith is objective.
It begins with a source outside of us. It begins with God speaking. It begins with the Word of God. It's an assurance in our hearts that's produced by our hearing the Word of God. Faith begins with God speaking to our hearts His Word.