Exercised Faith, Expanded Rule: Growing Into Mature Kingdom Governance
Governance flows from the unseen into the seen through faith. This is not theory, my friends but lived reality. I have observed this truth at work in my own life. I see consistent miracles in areas where my faith has been exercised repeatedly: creation itself responding in phenomenal ways, mental health being restored, barren wombs opening, and finances aligning. These are realms where faith has been practiced, tested, and strengthened. Scripture affirms this principle: “According to your faith let it be to you” (Matthew 9:29). Where faith is exercised, results follow.
Yet there are other areas, such as physical health, where I have not seen the same consistency. This is not a place of condemnation, but of awareness and growth. Faith grows where it is exercised.
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). Governance expands as faith matures, and maturity requires humility, perseverance, and continued obedience.
Each of us has been given a measure of faith (Romans 12:3). That measure is not static—it is designed to grow. Faith increases as it is exercised, tested, and proven. Unequal manifestation does not signal failure; it reveals where faith has been practiced and where it is still developing.
There are mysteries we do not fully understand. Scripture is clear that “the secret things belong to the Lord our God”(Deuteronomy 29:29). There are moments when outcomes do not align with expectation, and in those moments, I rest in the sovereignty of God. Yet honoring God’s sovereignty does not mean abandoning faith. I refuse to rationalize disappointment or lack of results into unbelief or its Gods will. I refuse to shrink my faith because of unanswered questions.
Hebrews 11 reminds us that *“all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise”—*yet they remained faithful (Hebrews 11:39). Faith does not always demand immediate understanding; it demands continued trust. I leave what I do not understand in God’s hands while still choosing to believe, speak, obey, and exercise faith. Sovereignty and faith are not opposites—they coexist.
The life of the righteous is not sustained by effort but by faith. “The just shall live by faith” (Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17). This is not merely how we begin—it is how we continue, expand, and mature in governance. Results in the Kingdom are not accidental; they are the fruit of exercised faith. As faith grows, jurisdiction widens. As trust deepens, authority sharpens. As obedience aligns, heaven responds.
Conclusion — Part Three
We live by faith. We ascend by faith. We govern by faith. Faith is the language of the throne, the substance of sonship, and the framework through which the New Creation exercises dominion. In Christ, faith is no longer fragile—it is royal. And through exercised faith, mature sons learn to rule with Him—SELAH
January 1st, we will take our seats. We will govern from the seat of light—the gate of Transfiguration, anchored in the realm of Psalm 23, aligned with the seat of stewardship and activate the scroll seat of God’s will for 2026!
Are YOU ready?
By Brenda Carriere Nash