What is faith? How would you define it? Faith in my mind is believing without seeing. I can't see the air, but I know it's there. I can't see God, but yet I believe in his existence.
I don't always agree with his path for me. In fact, I'm heading into one now. It seem dark and lonely. I'm hoping there's a good reason for all of it.
Why is it when everything seems to be going well, it changes? sometimes for the good, but mostly the change is not so good. It ends up working its self out, just not how not how I might expect it or wanted.
So faith is trusting that there is a great plan for the future, and for my eternal soul. It's the waiting that makes it so hard.
So God you know I wrote this, so help me find the right path. Please.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Faith and the Average Person
Faith. What is it? Faith is defined as: "–noun
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims."
So faith is believing "even when your heart tells you not to". (Natalie Wood, Miracle on 34th street).
Faith is a tough walk for everyone. I think even theologians lose faith from time to time. So how do we continue to walk in the light of faith?
I guess for me, it is surrounding myself with people who will pray with me and for me. I also find myself praying a lot. I don't understand all the answers that I am given, in fact I don't even know if or when a prayer is answered. I can only try to keep moving forward.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, They are plans for the good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." New Living Translation
This passage is just one of many, I try to follow in my walk of faith. I am hopeful that I am not wrong and someday I will know the answers to all my questions.
In closing I am asking you pray for my family as we investigate new paths and journey and pray that we choose the right way.
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims."
So faith is believing "even when your heart tells you not to". (Natalie Wood, Miracle on 34th street).
Faith is a tough walk for everyone. I think even theologians lose faith from time to time. So how do we continue to walk in the light of faith?
I guess for me, it is surrounding myself with people who will pray with me and for me. I also find myself praying a lot. I don't understand all the answers that I am given, in fact I don't even know if or when a prayer is answered. I can only try to keep moving forward.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, They are plans for the good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." New Living Translation
This passage is just one of many, I try to follow in my walk of faith. I am hopeful that I am not wrong and someday I will know the answers to all my questions.
In closing I am asking you pray for my family as we investigate new paths and journey and pray that we choose the right way.
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