To abandon ones faith is far more serious than to abandon ones beliefs. While our faith must be based in God the Eternal Father and His Son Jesus Christ, our individual beliefs may vary according to the knowledge we receive from our Father in Heaven. Some things we may think are significant, and they are, but with a slight variation here or there. God gives us the knowledge we need as we need it. Sometimes he asks hard things of us so that we must approach him in prayer to receive those special witnesses. But when we do lack wisdom he admonishes us to approach him. He does not ask us to rely upon our own wisdom or the wisdom of any man. He says, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5
There is no man who can give you the answers that God himself reserves as his right to give to you. It is His relationship with you that matters most to Him and the only way you can have that relationship is by talking to Him. As your faith is increased your beliefs may change until your beliefs and your faith are one with God.
