The place of faith is often relegated to religion. I think that is
wrong. Faith seems to be about facing the mercurial fortunes of life &
dealing with them, armed with something innate, non-physical, yet with
a force that is just 'primal' by nature. We exercise it in things that
have become seats for confidence. All this by mere repetition, a
predictability in our lives. We have faith in gravity, in death, in
failure, in disappointment, in despair. We have more confidence in the
things that pull us down or apart, than we do in things that dare to
promise us an uplifting. These are the symptoms, not the problem. The
problem is us. The world celebrates depression, perhaps because it is
common to all. The world celebrates success, but it is tinged with
envy, sometimes with a heavy dose of envy. I think that envy is based
on the belief that none of us deserves success, not even the
deserving. Incredibly when interviewed, the successful will explain
their success to you, but off the record, they can't explain any of it
to you. It is not that they are completely clueless, but rather that
they are where we are about the mechanics & dynamics of success as
related to failure. Without a solid idea about any of it.
I would suggest that instead of marching boldly forward into the
unknown or meekly sitting at the sidelines surrendered to fate, we
could simply search our individual spirits & pull on that primal gift
called faith. Nothing opens doors like confidence borne by faith.
Nothing.
Let me share this short short example.
There was a man who was involved in a terrible plane crash. His spinal
column had been severed, rendering him paralysed from the neck down.
His doctors gave him that verdict. He told the doctor that he would
'walk' into the doctor's office to shake his hand. He did. One of the
most documented miracles of the 20th century. He's referred to as the
miracle man.
There was a lot of wrestling with facts as presented, nights of doubt
eating him alive, but as is stated in the new testament, James I
believe, it is said faith without works is dead. Faith should be the
driver of your efforts, not the driven effort itself.
I'm not sure what you're building up your faith towards, but if it
isn't at cross-purposes with what God has in store for you, give it a
go. Like a good work out, you warm up first. Warm up your faith with
little things. Like talent, it gets stronger with dedicated use.
I encourage you to do this. Of course, questions might arise as to
what would I have practised my faith on that I'm so confident that
anyone else can do it?
I burned my face in a petrol fire as a child(I had a lot of energy & a
very detailed memory). My entire lower skin was exposed to the air. I
still remember how a gentle breeze felt like pin-pricks.
Now, if I hadn't told you about this, you wouldn't have known. Not
even a trace is left behind of that terrible incident. But something
stood behind. My faith. It isn't a mood thing, an emotional thing, it
is thing to be regarded as one would regard gravity.
Find a small difficulty you face during the day, pray about it (if you
can bring to mind any bible verses that can apply to the situation,
fine. If not, well, with time.)
Have an intensely amazing week.
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