Faith Isn't So Difficult

I want to bring something to everyone's attention that I am sure we have all struggled with. It is the subject of FAITH. Whether it be in God or just in your own abilities we all tend to lack a certain level of faith that is required to live a complete and happy life. What I mean is that many of us simply doubt ourselves and God, and think that things are impossible. Plain and simple we have little faith.

Do you want to know the secret to having faith? Well do you? If you aren't already sitting down go pull up a chair for a moment and keep reading. Are you seated yet? I hope you are because I want to call attention to the chair that you are sitting in. If it isn't broken it is supporting your full weight right this very instant. I would be willing to bet that you never even thought before you sat down about whether that chair was going to support you. I would also be willing to bet that when you get in your car you don't often think about whether that car is going to make it where you are planning to go. I know i don't. I just sit down in a chair or crank up the car without a minutes thought about whether it would support or carry me. 

In case you missed the point you do have faith in something. So if we can put your faith into an inanimate object why is it so hard for us to have faith in something that is alive? I believe that through the years we learn to trust things as we come into contact with them. When you get to know someone or get familiar with a car or chair, you develop a personal relationship or trust with that person or object. So why can't we have faith in God? Why do we doubt ourselves? We do not take the time to get familiar with our innermost person, and we do not take time to develop a relationship with God or the person we really are.

Now I am not saying that you should put faith in every person or idea you come into contact with, and I am not saying that every chair you sit in is going to hold you, but if we can trust non-living objects we should be able to trust ourselves and a living God. Whether you are a believer in God or not you should have faith and consider this idea. You can't see the wind but you know it is there right? The only proof of it's existence is that people feel it and see it's effects. The same goes for salvation. It is not something you see plainly but something you feel and see the effects of. 

Before you get discouraged and become a doubter, remember that you do show signs of faith on a daily basis when you sit down or drive your car. So if you can trust that you should learn to trust God and yourself. Having a little faith will teach you a lot.