Now faith is being confident in what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

What do I place my confidence in? Or on what does my hope in life rest? These are questions we must not just casually answer, but dig down to our root motivations and core values to find the truth.

Faith is less theory and more action. It is less about how you feel things should be and more about understanding God’s plan and following it above all else.

Faith is eternal and is modeled after the interaction God had with the universe when it was formed. He spoke and it came to be; from nothing … something incredible and wonderful became!

So if we have faith in God to create the universe and sustain it, is it too much for him to expect for us to have faith in him to watch over, protect, provide, and reward the faith of his people?

So many of the tangible things we rely on have a shelf life. God’s promises and his love for his children do not. He wants the best for us. He loves us and has our best in store.

However, his best for us involves a different path than we would plan. It involves challenges, pain, and suffering.

Lord, please help me to have faith in your goodness in times of want, to trust your plan when the road ahead is fogged over and full of potholes and pits, and to believe in your provision of everything I need when things are taken from me, or life takes away those I love. You hold all in your hands, my Lord.