Thinking About Faith

Has there ever been something that you may have been hoping for, or waiting to receive from God? Did you ever feel as if you were never going to receive it? Well, let us look at what Hebrews say about faith.

Hebrews 11:1-3 : Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the *elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

When we really understand faith and how it works, then we can have hope in knowing that we will receive whatever we ask God for in faith.

Sometimes we may have to wait to receive what we ask for, but while we are waiting we should be praying that our faith remain strong. We all go through things where we have to have faith and trust God to bring us through whatever it is.

When we have faith, we are taking God at His Word. We are holding on to what God tells us. We will not doubt anything He tells us. When we look through the Scriptures in Hebrews, we can read about those who had faith in God.

Heroes of Faith:

Abel

Enoch

Noah

Abraham

Sara

Isaac

Jacob

Joseph

The Parents of Moses

Moses

Joshua

Rahab

There are others also:

Gedeon

Barak

Samson

Jephthae

David

Samuel

These are all of those who had faith. Hebrews, Chapter 11 has given us a description of who had faith and what some had to go through.

Verse 39 says this: And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

Verse 40: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

We are imperfect people just as they were, but they had faith in God and so should we. They didn’t get to receive the promise, but we have, and He is Jesus Christ. He is who we build our faith upon. He is the one who has all of the power to do whatever He chooses to do in heaven and on earth. He is our only hope for us to live a better life. What would we do without faith? What would we do if we did not have Jesus to hold on to?

Having faith is what helps us make it through the tough times, such as what we are facing now with this new virus, and the ones before it. We would not be able to make it without having faith in God.

Yes, it looks like this is never going to end. Yes, we are tired of what we are facing on a daily basis. Yes, we are tired of having to wear a mask everywhere we go. Yes, we are tired of not really being able to have fun like we want to. Yes, we need a breakthrough and a miracle from God, but what can we do except have faith that one day this will all come to an end.

Worrying about it will not solve anything, it will only cause more stress and anxiety, and that is something that no one wants to deal with; it is just too much! I know that it may be hard to remain positive because of what is going on. People are still passing away because of this virus. Hospitals are still full because of this virus; people young and old fighting for their lives.

All we can do is pray everyday for a better tomorrow, and pray for a better future for generations to come.

I know it has been a good while since I have actually written an article, but I felt the need to remind everyone to hold on to their faith. Please do not give up on God because He will never give up on us.

Talk to Jesus today, He is waiting to hear from you. God bless, stay safe, and thank you for coming along with me on my journey with Food for the Soul. ©2021