Faith

Hebrews 11

Faith. One thing that we all have in common is that we have faith. Though that faith is almost never in the same thing, we all have faith in something. Faith is one of the most profound things when you being to think about it. Hebrews 11:1,3 define faith for us. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen... By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” As Christians, we have faith in God, who we call King and Savior, Father and Master, Almighty God and Love. But, do we truly have faith family? By this I mean, do you and I have the faith in God that we claim to have? Faith is fully committing yourself to something. Faith is believing something so completely that it influences what you do and you must do something in order to prove that faith true. Faith is an action. Faith is necessary. We claim that our faith in God has saved us, but Christian, do you really have this faith? I look back on my own life that I claimed these same claims, I even fooled myself into believing that I had faith, but I was so wrong. I had no faith in God, my life was not changed by Him. I was living in the world. I was living for myself. My life was a lie. It was such a lie that I could not even discern the truth from the lies. When I finally began understanding faith, it was when I had to learn how to have faith. My life was crashing down around me. MY plans, MY dreams, MY friends, MY grades, MY leadership positions, MY personal life, everything I worked for was all crumbling apart and I had no where to go. I was broken. I was so in need of a Savior, someone to just hold me and that I could cling to. Then Jesus, the God who I grew up claiming to believe in and have faith in, stepped up and held me so tight. I finally had faith in God. It finally became real to me. It all meant something now. My life had purpose that I found in God. I had direction now instead of my plans, I live for something so much greater than myself. Before I move on, family, before we can discuss anything about Christ you have to have faith in Him. Without that faith, none of this means anything. Knowing the Creator of the Universe in a personal and intimate relationship should drastically change our life. If not, then I have to ask, do you know Him? I have heard the analogy of if someone is hit by a semi or a train, they are permanently changed forever. God is so much bigger than a semi or a train. Why is it that we go through our day to day lives without thinking about Him, without talking to anyone about Him, without praying to Him or reading His word, but being able to live completely in the world, seeking to blend in, to be glorified in the world’s eyes, seeking pleasure? Why is this family? it breaks my heart because I have been there. I know how miserable it is trying to please someone that doesn’t care. Trying to find pleasure but instead finding addiction. It is NEVER too late to come back, but today is the day, now is the time. We don’t have a promise of tomorrow or even the next hour. We could die and face judgement at any time. I would rather have the judge love me and have mercy on me because I personally knew Him than Him look at me and know that I lived a life of hatred towards Him. Because sin is a display of our rebellion against God. So please, talk to Him, seek Him, turn from your sin and cling to Him and never be the same. That is faith in God. In Hebrews 11, AKA the Bible hall of Faith, men and women of the Bible are discussed and used as examples of faith. Family, what is keeping us from a faith like them? I wish I could tell you, but I cannot. We look at them as such amazing people, but the truth is, they are just ordinary people that had faith in God and let Him use them and God blessed them for that. Family, the only thing I see holding us back from faith like that is ourselves. Let’s change that. Let’s be people who truly have faith in the King over all creation.

Faith, its an action that requires everything, even the core of you.

Blessings