After being wisked away to Fort Worth for work, I am finally back! It's been a crazy few weeks for me but I am taking the time to refocus and jumping back in.
So today I want to talk about Living by Faith. What exactly does that mean to you? More so, what does it mean to me??? This is my take on it... Faith is not a lesson to be learned but rather a compulsion of our spirit to lead us forward with the inherent knowledge that God has placed within our hearts. Faith is reaching out into the darkness and grabbing onto that which our hearts know to be true. Faith is stepping forward into uncertainty and knowing that your foot will land on solid ground. Faith is the peace in the midst of chaos. It is calmness in the storm. It moves us forward. It leads us. Faith carries us and catches us when we fall. Faith restores our soul. Faith whispers to us of the promises made long ago and with child like innocence we believe... In short I think it's safe to say that my belief and trust in God and His will for me is faith.
I think I could spend a couple lifetimes learning to master the act of faith, but actually it's really not all that difficult. Not as long as I set aside my pride, control issues, fears, reminders of past heartaches, and self absorbed thoughts. Wow! Where did that come from? Well maybe it's not all that easy but looking at what just came to my mind to write down sure tells me where I need to start.
Listen, we all have issues to overcome, layers to peel, internal house cleaning to do so to say. The question I ask myself though is how can I work on these issues and at the same time live a faith led life? The answer that is coming to my mind is this. To live by faith is a step by step into the unknown while "trusting" that God is going to lead me in the right direction. Will it be easy? No. Am I going to stumble along the way? Yes. Is it going always go my way? Most definitely not. Let's be honest I need to take the focus off of me and step outside of my little box.
When this year began I decided that my only resolution would be probably one of the most difficult things yet for me to do and that is to let go and surrender. Surrender to the life that I have been given and the path that lies ahead, which at this time is unknown to me. And as difficult as this may be for me, I know that the only way that I will be able to do this is to live by faith. To take one step at a time into the uncertainty that lies
ahead with the belief that I will land on solid ground. All along knowing that I'm not alone in this and for every season there's a reason and lesson to be learned, a task to fulfill. To live in faith is to fall into purpose and this is what makes life worth living.
Thing to remember: Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
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Hi Jill, I am new to your postings, I am sure you have been through a lot to get where you are at. Amazing how God connects people. Every morning I wake up I am so thankful, I never know what God has in store for me. I am self employed and in these challenging times it has surely been a roller coaster, Sometimes I feel like I have been in a storm for the longest time and then when it looks like it is getting calm here it comes again, with such strength that I feel so battered. But then comes a new day! A new beginning and start all over. I want to get to shore to rest but it doesn't seem like it is going to be anytime soon. Sometimes my faith weakens but then there is that new day! What's next?
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Really enjoyed reading this post!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments!
ReplyDeleteMary, I am so glad you visited. Sounds like we may be on similar boats. I will be writing next on The Resilient Spirit. I think you might like it. Hang in there girl! God's got great things in store for you!