Do you know the formula for getting strong in the faith? Colossians 1-2

Colossians 1:9-12 (NASBStr)

For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

In the book of Colossians, Paul is writing to a group of believers and is encouraging them to grow in their faith so as to avoid being swept away by the man false teachers who had landed among them.   In the opening chapter he is celebrating their new faith and then immediately, via the above verses, begins his mission of shoring up their faith for the purpose of strengthening them.  Notice the order of where their strength comes.  He doesn't start out and tell them to make a decision or be strong or to "act" in some way to safeguard against false teachers.  He begins by saying he is "asking" (praying to God) that they might first and foremost be "filled" with the knowledge about God's will, getting from God wisdom and understanding.   If we read on from there we see that they will need this wisdom and understanding (only obtained via faith through prayer) "so that" their walk is changed.   We don't change our walk without first deepening our faith.   Paul could have started out saying that in order to avoid being swept away by false teachers they should increase their Christian walk .... start to bear fruit.   Yet, he doesn't.   He does want their walk to be strengthened and he does tell them that more fruit is needed.  But, the equation is first and foremost that they be filled, by faith through prayer, with more wisdom and understanding of God's will.  They they will will have the walk, the fruit, the strength and the power to withstand false teachers.    Make no mistake, the power we need for a great walk in the Christian faith has to do with the faith we have, no the energy we have.    At the end of these verses Paul tells us that this will all result in steadfastness, patience, joy, thankfulness to the Father. who has qualified us for our inheritance.   The energy and effectiveness of our walk has to do with our continuing out Christianity in faith.  Not in works, but in faith.