Hebrews chapter 11, vs 1

… faith is the substance of that which is hoped for … faith is the conviction of things not seen …

… so ... faith is the supportive foundation for our repeated or if your prefer practiced actions to … seek … establish … maintain … and … grow … in relationship with God … faith is also God’s proof to us … that is … God’s guarantee … that God reciprocates our effort to … seek … establish … maintain … and … grow … in this relationship … perhaps … it is not our faith as an individual … rather … we are a vessel that both holds and grows in capacity to contain the faith of Jesus Christ … Who is within each of our hearts … interesting …

Matthew chapter 11, vs 28 - 30 Jesus Christ speaking

… come to Me … everyone who is weary and carrying heavy burdens … and … I will give you rest … take My yoke upon you … and … learn from Me … for … I AM … gentle and humble in heart … you will find rest for your souls … My yoke is easy and My burden is light … 

Matthew chapter 17, vs 20 Jesus Christ speaking

selected sections of this verse 

… if you have faith the size of a mustard seed … nothing will be impossible for you … 

Hebrews chapter 11, vs 1

… faith is the substance of that which is hoped for … faith is the conviction of things not seen …

… the English noun in this verse … substance … is often translate as … assurance … this is the Greek noun … HUPOSTASIS … Strong# Greek 5287 … the best literal meaning is … something that stands under … a support … with the connotation of a supporting foundation … e.g. for a building or a bridge … in literature this meaning is often extended to represent the primary essence of an object or action … there are two Greek words which are the root of HUPOSTASIS … the first is Greek preposition … HUPO … Strong# Greek 5259 … the best literal meaning is … under … the second is Greek verb … HISTEMI … Strong# Greek 2476 … the best literal translation is … to stand …  

Hebrews chapter 11, vs 1

… faith is the substance of that which is hoped for … faith is the conviction of things not seen … 

… the English noun in this verse … conviction … is the Greek noun … ELEGCHOS … Strong# Greek 1650 … while conviction is a good literal meaning … a better literal meaning in this context is a … legal proof … like a deed for land is proof of ownership or a marriage license is the legal proof of relationship for a couple … the root for ELEGCHOS is Greek verb … ELEGCHO … Strong# Greek 1651 … the best literal meaning for this context is … to convince with solid compelling evidence … however … this Greek verb can have several other different meanings related to the context of various legal activities … 

Hebrews chapter 11, vs 1

… faith is the substance of that which is hoped for … faith is the conviction of things not seen …

… the English noun in this verse … things … is the Greek noun … PRAGMA … Strong# Greek 4229 … the best literal translation for this context is framed by the fact that PRAGMA does not make a reference to a physical object … but … rather to … a repetitive action or set of repetitive actions that are performed habitually to maintain relationship … perhaps a good way to consider this is to think of those activities which a couple do together repeatedly while maintaining relationship … or … alternatively … a second example is … those repetitive activities of legal relationship that two companies will pursue who have a shared contractual business relationship … the rood of PRAGMA is the Greek verb … PRASSO … Strong# Greek 4238 … the best literal meaning for this context is … to commit to do … or … to accomplish … the root of PRASSO is the Greek verb … POIEO … Strong# Greek 4160 … the best literal meaning is … to perform an act which manufactures or constructs something … so … with consideration for this Greek word group we find additional clarification for our preferred literal meaning of PRAGMA … and … this analysis leads us to the conclusion that by extension PRAGMA is referencing an action which is … practical … that results in some … level of accomplishment … one English word derived from this Greek word group is … pragmatic … so … within the context of this verse … faith … or … confidence … with and in relationship to God through Jesus Christ God our Lord and Savior … includes practical and repeated activities … which are … practiced endeavors … that … work well … based on … cultural consensus … the situation … and … common sense … … for this reason … Jesus Christ lives in me … 

Isaiah chapter 52, vs 11 - 12

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… you carry the vessel of the LORD ( YHVH ) … do not go out in haste … do not go in flight … for … you will see that which has not been told to you … and … you will understand that which you have not heard … because … the LORD ( YHVH ) goes before you … He is your rearguard …  

Psalm 139, vs 5

somewhat paraphrased 

… LORD ( YHVH ) … You know me … You know when I sit … You know when I rise … You know my thoughts … You know my going out … You know my lying down … You know my way … You know my words before they are on my tongue … You encircle me with Your protection … for … You go before me … You go behind me … You are with me … You lay Your outstretched arm and hand upon me … this knowledge is wonderful … thank You and praise You … 

Jeremiah chapters 31, 32, 33 + 34 God speaking

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 … the LORD ( YHVH ) says … I have loved you with an everlasting love … and … I continue My faithfulness to you … I will gather you from the farthest parts of the earth … I will lead you back in a straight path on which you shall not stumble … you will be radiant … over the … grain … wine … and … oil … your work will be rewarded … I make a new covenant … (1) I will put My teaching within you … (2) I will write it on your hearts … (3) you will know me … (4) nothing is too hard … I will reward everyone according to their ways … according to the work of their doings … you will dwell in safety … you will be My people … I will be your God … I will give you … one heart … one way … so that … that you will have reverence for Me … forever … for your good and the good of your children … for this reason … Jesus Christ lives in me …