“There are many devices in a man’s heart, nevertheless the counsel of the Lord that shall stand.” PROV. 19:21 (KJV)
Faith is the substance of things hoped for. How can you hope for things to come if you do not have faith – right?
Faith is the beginning of hope.
I guess, the reason why God made faith, hope and love is because He knows that life is never easy, it is never fair. And these three (faith, hope, and love) are the only tangible things on earth that could comfort us when we are in despair. When life gets too rough and you began losing your faith and the situation seemed to be hopeless and you begin to doubt in love… you can quit, yes, you can… but, have you ever thought of how worse life would be if you let go of your faith, your hope, and your love? These three cannot guarantee you everything here on earth but it can guarantee you ONE thing… COMFORT. Comfort in your afflictions like a cradle in a foe’s camp.
Life’s main goal is to try us. To try our strength. To prove to us how weak or how strong we could be. To prove to us how coward or how brave we are. Life will continuously try our faith. But this trying of faith springs forth patience. Most of the time, in our weakest moments, that’s the time when life strikes harder, pushing us into the limit, on the verge of our faith. In these trying times we have two options, to let go of our faith that has been holding us up or to faithfully hold on to that faith and hope that things will get better.
Life indeed is a race, so we must run with patience the race that is set before us.
We must remember that through faith we understand the mysteries in life. Through faith, the men and women of the Bible obtained promises and witnessed miracles. Some of them died in faith not having received the promises but having seen them afar off and were persuaded and so, not in their time but in God’s perfect time, it was fulfilled.
Remember: “It is impossible for God to lie…” HEB. 6:18 (KJV)
“So ask (and keep on asking) and it shall be given to you
Seek (and keep on seeking) and ye shall find
Knock (and keep on knocking) and it shall be opened unto you
For anyone that asketh receiveth
And he that seeketh findeth
And to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” MATT. 7:7-8 (KJV)
If we have faith, then the Lord God in heaven is even more faithful in keeping His promises.