The world is full of people who will tell you that that they don't
"believe in" or need faith. In fact I heard two fellows having that very
discussion at a coffee shop the other morning. I didn't hear the whole
conversation because I was just picking up something to go and overhead them
as I stood in line. I just heard enough to pick up the gist of the
conversation.
One of the men said, "Who needs faith? I've lived my whole life without
it."
His friend replied with a sarcastic "Amen!" I was of the impression
that they were making fun of a mutual friend or acquaintance.
I wanted to (but didn't) ask how they were managing to sit or drink
their coffee. The chairs hold them up, but only their faith in that fact
allowed them to sit. If they didn't have faith in the chair's safety they
never would have sat down. They had faith that the coffee cup wouldn't
suddenly break and pour scalding liquid on them; otherwise they never would
have picked those cups up.
We have faith that we're going to be alive in the morning or we would
never set our alarms. We have faith that we're going to be alive for the
evening meal or we wouldn't plan the menu.
Whether we recognize it or not, we all have faith in something. We
simply couldn't function without it. Even the most ardent atheist has faith.
His faith is in the fact that he's right in his position and that there is no
God.
Faith is critical, without it our lives would fall apart.
Even more critical though is where you place your faith. If all your
faith is in personal relationships, you are going to get burned at times
because people and circumstances change and you will eventually get hurt.
If all your faith is in your wealth, you'll worry about the value of
your investments and while you can be wise and diligent about your investment
choices you could lose it all.
If your faith is in science you’ll be shaken as new discoveries throw
out old "facts".
If your faith is in your own wisdom and abilities, you'll be destroyed
if something happens to take them away. When all my faith was in my abilities
and I suffered my brain injury, my whole world collapsed. Only coming to
faith in Christ sustained me.
There is only one unchanging place to put our faith, in Christ.
You may not understand all you are going through in life, but if your
faith is in God, you know that He will bring you through it. Faith matters.
Faith in God matters more. Faith in Christ matters for all of eternity.
Until next time, may your faith in Christ be multiplied.
Be blessed
Hallelu Yah (Praise God)!
Kevin
