Delbert, your definition of faith sounds to me more like what I call wishing, or hoping against hope.
For the definition of faith that is used by me, refer to Hebrews 11:1.
To put that definition of faith, "the substance of things hoped for," in my own words, there are countless everyday examples.
When I flip the switch to turn on a light, I am hoping that the light will turn on and faith is the substance, the "matter" of which the hope is made. If I had no faith that the light would turn on, then I would have no hope for it to turn on. If I had no hope it would turn on, I'd probably not even try operating the switch - but if I did operate it, without hope that the light would turn on and the light DID turn on, then (because I had had no faith) I would be surprised.
When I flip the light switch to turn on a light, I'm NOT surprised when it comes on because I have faith that it will.
That is common, ordinary, faith.
Examination of any dictionary shows us that words in the english language more often than not have more than one definition.
Faith, by the definition in the Bible, the definition I use, is something that everybody has. You have faith too, if you are not surprised every time you turn on a light.
Jesus did say (and this may be what you are thinking of) that faith comes in various measures. He spoke of some as having little faith and some as having great faith.
John
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