What is Faith?

 

What is Faith?

What is Faith?  You have probably heard the word a hundred times, if not more.  What does it say to you?  Maybe it says “a high belief in something you can’t see”, or maybe when you hear the word “faith”, you immediately think of God or some sort of religious word…  BUT, there are many things we have faith in everyday that aren’t “religious”.  For example, we have faith that our cars are going to run all day, right?  Or we have faith that the sun is going to come up in the morning and that it will go down at night.  Those are all faithful acts upon which we live in every day. 

So, why do we have faith in certain things but not others?  Is it because they are consistent, or seem to work out for us for a solid amount of time?  We as humans love consistency, don’t we?  When something happens just the way we planned, it feels like the world is going our way, doesn’t it?  What if something is inconsistent?  Then we begin to feel like our world is falling apart.  It’s like if something doesn’t go our way, or if it’s inconsistent, unpredictable, unreliable, or even unbalanced we push it out of the way.  We try to get rid of it as soon as possible, because we know that with the unknown out there, it’s just not enough for us to “have faith that it will all work out.”  What if, for once, we decide to embrace the unpredictable acts of the world and cling to a certain type of “faith” that has a huge effect on our souls, as well as our lives here on earth?  It may be scary at times, and it may seem unstable, but if we take a look deeper into the Word of God and all He has done, we become filled with an overwhelming amount of peace. 

Take a look at my past blogs and you shall see, peace will only come from One thing and that’s complete and absolute faith in God Almighty, the Creator of the Entire Universe!  He is calling you right now to give it all to Him.  Trust in Him and He will make your paths straight. 

Proverbs 3: 5-8 (ESV)

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
⁷ Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
⁸ It will be healing to your flesh^[b]
and refreshment^[c] to your bones.

Hebrews 11:1-2 (MSG)

The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.