Where Is Our Faith, If We Live In Fear
Posted: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
by Susan Thom
Faith is something that develops over a period of time. Things happen that make us feel someone is looking out for us. The more experiences we have of this nature, the more Faith we have. We believe in God, and His power and wisdom, but we can't see our belief. It's not a blanket that we can put over ourselves and feel safe and strong. It is a connection that we reach when we are alone and quiet, and can imagine being in our God's presence. It's a state of mind that commands strength and focus. It's not usually a complete Faith, because fear and past disappointments rear their ugly heads and make us doubt.
We want to believe God will make everything all right, but we know we may not be on the same wave length as He is, and His answers may not match up with ours. We wonder how we'll accept His outcome. Will we be capable of remembering that it is for our best? Will we be mad at our father for His choice of circumstances? Are we strong enough to simply accept answers to our Prayers, and move on? If we're always right where we're supposed to be, and everything happens for a reason, then where does our Faith fail us? When we don't remember it's there.
We are so caught up in the routine of our problem, we tend to try and fix it on our own, until we realize we need help. By this time, usually a lot of heartache has been suffered. We are weak, we are at the end of our road, we are fearful, and we look up to the Heavens and plead our case. Our problem has led us to the path of fear, and there kicked in our Faith. Now, we hand it all over. Take it, Lord, I can't handle it anymore. It's in your hands. But we never really let go of it. We still tend to worry and think it through.
And then, when the moment of clarity comes, and the shield of doubt and fear are lifted, we have gained more Faith. We chide ourselves on not having had more Faith. We realize that our fear of the unknown has clouded our vision of God allowing what would be in our best interest to happen. We trusted in Him, but we didn't trust. We believed in Him, but we didn't believe. We knew He was there, but we didn't know. We said all the right things that showed we had Faith, but if it were deep enough, why would we have been worried?
It is possible to have Faith, and still have fear? Can we trust in God, but not Worldly people, places, and things? But wouldn't God take care of those people, places, and things for us? If we could practice what we believed in, we wouldn't be fearful, for our Faith would sustain us.
What if our Faith lies under our fear? What if circumstances along our journey have jaded us and made us doubt? Again, we must take the situations that come out in our best interest, and use them to fuel our strength in our Father, and His desire to keep us and our loved ones safe. I remember praying for nine months, three times, that the child I was carrying would be healthy and strong.
Three times, I had healthy, strong and intelligent babies, and I thanked God for His love and concern. Yet, I worried each time. I was exposed to the power of prayer growing up. I believe in angels and energies that have passed on, and I believe there is a God watching over us all.
Some lessons are just a little harder to get through. We keep handing over our problems to God, and then taking them back. They don't play out very well in our hands, but we are stubborn and determined that we want what we want, and no other answer will do. Then, we worry that our answer is not the same as our Maker, and fear sets in once again.
As soon as we talk our way through our situation, and come to terms, we feel a little better, but until the results are in, we are in fear. We feel guilty for not turning our will over to God, and awaiting His answer. If we've had tragedies in our life, we know the outcome is not ours to deliver. The pain of dealing with those heartaches jades us and makes us fearful for the next occurrence that makes us reach for our Faith. Experience shows we'll get through it, but we don't necessarily want to go through that kind of pain.
Putting our Faith in God is trusting something we cannot see, hear, or experience, and yet, we know He is there. We look up into the stars at night, and feel His presence. We know He is with us, and will rejoice in our pleasure, and mourn our losses. He'll help us get through, but we need to use every skill we've ever learned to fight the feelings of hopelessness and doom. And our fear mustn't give way to our Faith. Yes, there is a fine line between Faith and Fear.
We are so caught up in the routine of our problem, we tend to try and fix it on our own, until we realize we need help. By this time, usually a lot of heartache has been suffered. We are weak, we are at the end of our road, we are fearful, and we look up to the Heavens and plead our case. Our problem has led us to the path of fear, and there kicked in our Faith. Now, we hand it all over. Take it, Lord, I can't handle it anymore. It's in your hands. But we never really let go of it. We still tend to worry and think it through.
And then, when the moment of clarity comes, and the shield of doubt and fear are lifted, we have gained more Faith. We chide ourselves on not having had more Faith. We realize that our fear of the unknown has clouded our vision of God allowing what would be in our best interest to happen. We trusted in Him, but we didn't trust. We believed in Him, but we didn't believe. We knew He was there, but we didn't know. We said all the right things that showed we had Faith, but if it were deep enough, why would we have been worried?
It is possible to have Faith, and still have fear? Can we trust in God, but not Worldly people, places, and things? But wouldn't God take care of those people, places, and things for us? If we could practice what we believed in, we wouldn't be fearful, for our Faith would sustain us.
What if our Faith lies under our fear? What if circumstances along our journey have jaded us and made us doubt? Again, we must take the situations that come out in our best interest, and use them to fuel our strength in our Father, and His desire to keep us and our loved ones safe. I remember praying for nine months, three times, that the child I was carrying would be healthy and strong.
Three times, I had healthy, strong and intelligent babies, and I thanked God for His love and concern. Yet, I worried each time. I was exposed to the power of prayer growing up. I believe in angels and energies that have passed on, and I believe there is a God watching over us all.
Some lessons are just a little harder to get through. We keep handing over our problems to God, and then taking them back. They don't play out very well in our hands, but we are stubborn and determined that we want what we want, and no other answer will do. Then, we worry that our answer is not the same as our Maker, and fear sets in once again.
As soon as we talk our way through our situation, and come to terms, we feel a little better, but until the results are in, we are in fear. We feel guilty for not turning our will over to God, and awaiting His answer. If we've had tragedies in our life, we know the outcome is not ours to deliver. The pain of dealing with those heartaches jades us and makes us fearful for the next occurrence that makes us reach for our Faith. Experience shows we'll get through it, but we don't necessarily want to go through that kind of pain.
Putting our Faith in God is trusting something we cannot see, hear, or experience, and yet, we know He is there. We look up into the stars at night, and feel His presence. We know He is with us, and will rejoice in our pleasure, and mourn our losses. He'll help us get through, but we need to use every skill we've ever learned to fight the feelings of hopelessness and doom. And our fear mustn't give way to our Faith. Yes, there is a fine line between Faith and Fear.
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