![]() Faith is looking up into the eyes of our unfailingly good God and knowing He will do what is best. When you have faith in God, you don’t worry because you know God will come through. Worry has us expecting the next bad event. Sorrow has us always looking back to the bad things that have happened. “Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up”― Ralph Waldo Emerson We can laugh and be confident in the better days to come. Even when things don’t look good, we know they will get better. “You have as much laughter as you have faith.”― Martin Lutherįaith brings joy along with it. All our wisdom and the wisdom of those around us cannot take the place of God. Where else can we go but to God? He is the only one who answers. When we are cruelly pressed by circumstances and in despair for our very lives we discover how empty faith is in anything but God. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”― Abraham Lincoln “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. With faith we can walk in confidence that what we hope for will come to pass. ![]() Faith gives us the strength to do the impossible. “Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done.”– Charles Wesleyįaith helps us to depend on God alone and see His promises. When we take the step of faith, power is unleashed by our faithful obedience and things move in heaven and on earth. It means stepping out of our comfort zone and taking risks in our faith. Chestertonīelieving the unbelievable is what God asks of us. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.”― G.K. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Just knowing about Him is the not the same as having a relationship with Him. True faith causes us to spend time with God, praying and learning about Him and doing His will. Even the devil knows who God is you must strive to know God personally. If you touch and are touched by God, His Spirit enters your heart and changes your very nature. True knowledge of God goes beyond the mind, and into the heart. “Few are they who by faith touch Him multitudes are they who throng about Him.”- St AugustineĪlthough there are many people who say they believe in God, only some of these people truly know him. What he has done before, he will do again. Emerson could see God working in his life and knew from his experiences that God would continue to provide for his needs and strengthen him because God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Our past experiences help us to trust God for our future needs. “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson Place your trust in God and his unchanging ways and the future cannot terrify you any longer. The future can be frightening unless we realize God holds it in His loving hands. Not knowing what the future will bring can cause us deep anxiety and worry. There are few things we can rely on in this world. “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”― Corrie ten Boom Faith opens our eyes to a new kind of vision and gives us the light of God to see by. In faith we look around us and see God everywhere. The beauty and complexity of creation speaks of a loving God and builds our faith in him. God’s handiwork is in everything around us. “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”― C.S. ![]() Our candle can be our own arrogant wisdom. Franklin continued his thought by saying, “the morning daylight appears plainer when you put out your candle.” By turning off those things that obscure our view of God’s work, we are able to see him plainly. They put their faith in worldly wisdom and cut themselves off from God’s wisdom. Many people reject faith because they think that intelligent people cannot believe in God. Shutting the eye of reason is turning off the doubtful thoughts and worldly reasons not to believe and allowing God to show himself. “The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.” - Benjamin Franklin They will give you the strength to make that step of faith that allows miracles to happen. Each of these quotes reveal how faith can help you endure trials, trust God in difficult times, draw near to God, and find joy in times of sorrow. ![]() When your faith is wavering and you need some help, contemplate the following quotes. With faith the impossible becomes possible, the hopeless find hope and the weary find strength. Yet when we step out in faith and believe in Him, we begin to see evidence of Him everywhere.įaith has great power. God asks us to believe in Him though we do not see Him. God is not visible to us in our day-to-day life. One definition is that faith is believing in the unseen. ![]()
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