Faith

信

This is the character for all the words related to faith.  In Japanese, it's incorporated into the words: faith, belief, to believe, etc.  It's made up of two parts.  To the left, is the radical for person, 人.  To the right, the radical for speak, 言.  

Faith, a man who speaks.  Because what good is faith when you just keep it in, all to yourself?  Faith is not real until it is lived out and shared.  We all know the passage that says "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:17).  However, there is another passage in Philemon that says "I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ." (Philemon 6).  Not only does faith manifest itself in our actions, it is also good for us to gain a better understanding of what God has really done for us.  As we share, it becomes more real to us, and we begin to truly understand the awesome things God does in our lives.  We stop sharing, we stop remembering, and we begin to lose sight on the goodness of God.  

Talk.  Speak.  Man was meant to converse.  So whether with nonbelievers, or with fellow brothers and sisters, talk about God, and what he is doing.