It can be difficult to maintain our faith when we feel like we constantly have to make the right choices. Obviously, faith is necessary for salvation, but that doesn't mean that we can just make ourselves believe. It's important to trust in Christ, but we can't put all our trust in the gospel message; we also have to trust in Christ himself. This is why it's important to have the right mix of faith and trust.The gospel is like a seed that grows into a big tree, and faith is the soil that determines how healthy the tree will be. Just as different seeds need different types of soil to grow, the gospel falls on different types of hearts, and the quality of our faith determines how healthy our faith will be. Obviously, the gospel is a call to believe, but it is not focused on our ability. So the way it is delivered is like painting a picture. The healthy view of faith is how we view God. God qualifies faith. It's easy to lower our view of God and frustrate our faith.Saving faith can be compared to taking a piece of china to a new location. When you get there, the china is broken into pieces. You would have had success if you had taken the china to its original location, but your success was hindered because of the broken china. This is why saving faith is only successful within the context of the gospel of grace. The quality of grace is more important than the transaction of the faith. Because a person can have saving faith but be hindered by the way it is taught.This is why the bible focuses so much on answering the question of  Christ as the foundation of faith. Because our faith is only as strong as our understanding of the gospel. If we don't have a clear and accurate understanding of Christ and what he did for us, our faith will be weak and unhealthy. There are different levels of faith, depending on how mature the teaching is. And there are different qualities of application depending on the teaching. So when we talk about applying the faith, we are describing how we relate to God - what powers are involved and how we view our side of faith.It is interesting to note how strong our faith is in relation to the experiences we have had that come from our view of God. Whenever we discuss any part of the gospel of grace, we are always thinking about it in terms of the entire teaching. This reminds us of how important it is to describe each part of salvation in light of the whole gospel. So we are constantly talking about it to others and to ourselves, always moving forward and never trusting in anything less than what is relevant to our spiritual growth.