I

It is only when you have faith that you can see God. When you have faith, God will perfect you; if you don't have faith, He can't do this. When, in your real experiences, you have the faith to see His deeds, God will appear to you, and He'll enlighten and guide you from within. Without that faith, God won't be able to do that. If you have lost hope in God, how will you be able to experience His work? Therefore, only when you have faith and you don't harbor doubts towards God, only when you have true faith in Him whatever He does, will He enlighten and illuminate you through your experiences, and only then will you be able to see His actions. These things are all achieved through faith. Faith comes only through refinement, and in the absence of refinement, faith will not be able to develop.

II

What does faith refer to? Faith is the genuine belief and the sincere heart that humans should possess when they cannot see or touch something, and when the work of God does not align with human notions, when it is beyond human reach. This is the faith that I speak of. During times of suffering and refinement, people are in need of faith, and when they have faith, they then face refinement—refinement and faith cannot be separated. If, no matter how God works, and no matter your environment, you are able to pursue life and seek the truth, pursue knowledge of God's work, and seek to know His deeds, and you are able to act according to the truth, this is having true faith, and it proves that you haven't lost faith in God.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Those Who Are to Be Made Perfect Must Undergo Refinement