This week, I have been thinking on what it means to have faith. Daily we “put our faith in” so many different things and even people, but what does that all mean? To have faith in something means to trust or believe in it, even when you don’t have all the proof or evidence to trust in that moment. Faith is a deep confidence in something or someone, often needing patience and perseverance.
Faith in Different Contexts
1. Faith in a Person – Trusting a friend to keep their promise, even if you don’t see the results yet.
2. Faith in a Process – Believing that if you work hard and stay consistent, you will reach your goal, even when progress seems slow.
3. Faith in God – Trusting that God is good, loving, and in control, even when life is uncertain or difficult.
A good way to picture what it means to have faith is to imagine a farmer planting seeds. He doesn’t see the crops immediately, but he waters the soil, trusts the process, and waits. Even when the ground looks the same day after day, he believes that something is happening beneath the surface. That’s faith—acting on trust before the results are visible.
In the Bible, faith means believing in God’s promises and acting accordingly, even when you don’t see everything clearly. Hebrews 11:1 says: "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
Faith is more than just believing—it’s trusting, acting, and waiting with confidence.
I’m not sure what you are hoping for today, but I pray that you can give that over to God, trusting that if it is His plan for your life, He will take care of the details—and take care of you as well. I also want to challenge you to consider that some of what we want may not be in God’s plan for us. In those instances, may you trust Him to reshape the desires of your heart, so they align with His perfect plan. True faith is not just about believing for what we want, but surrendering to what God knows is best.
PRAYER: Thank you for being a good and faithful God. In moments of uncertainty, help me to trust You completely. Teach me to seek You first, to act in faith, and to wait with confidence, knowing that You are always working for my good. If my desires are not aligned with Your perfect plan for my life, please reshape them so that my heart craves for what You have planned. Help me to surrender my worries, my dreams, and my fears to You, trusting that You hold my future in Your hands. May my faith not become shaky but grow stronger each day as I walk with You. Amen.
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