What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
Think about the first time you ever doubted. When you began to question the safety of the world around you. When you wondered whether or not you really could succeed at work, school, or even at home. Or when you began to question whether God really did exist. At that very moment you traded a portion of trust for skepticism. You redefined trust. No longer was your trust blind and unwavering. Instead, it became measured. Caution and fear of disappointment tempered trust.
Anyone who has experienced broken trust (and that's probably just about everyone) learns the importance of anchoring trust to a tangible, knowable object to something you can see, touch, taste, smell or hear. You can trust that a chair will hold your weight because you've sat in chairs before. You can trust that the air will be breathable because it's always been breathable. You can trust that the food you eat will be safe. The electrical outlets, grounded. The car's wheels firmly attached. You known when it is okay to trust because your skepticism has taught you to always know whom or what you're putting your trust in. But don't let skepticism rule your world. Though trust may come with difficulty at times, it's an important aspect of a healthy life.
Consider faith. Faith is an unwavering trust in the existence, omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence of God. It is the earnest belief that God really did send his Son to die for our sins and that He loves you.
Faith requires complete acceptance of the invisible. Faith in God demands belief in something that is beyond belief. Even the Bible recognizes the unique properties of faith. The author of Hebrews used this wonderfully perplexing description: Faith is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. Wouldn't it be easier if God just knocked on your front door and greeted you face to face? Maybe God won't appear on your doorstep, but God does reveal Himself in the Bible. The Bible is your glimpse of both the character of God and of His plan for your life and His plan for the world.
Let your faith grow and flourish into all areas of your life. Look for God in your faith. Let Him direct you and get in line with faith and not with doubt. Doubt will take you down a road in which you will never reach your destination, but follow faith and although you may not know exactly where you are going; you are assured by the promises of God that you will arrive at your destination and it will be in line with the perfect will of God for your life.
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