Sunday's Sermon - FAITH

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase" 

That is a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. that helps explain just what faith is. People talk about having faith, but they often cannot put into words just what faith is.

The dictionary defines faith as "complete trust of confidence in someone or something, or a strong belief in God or the doctrines of religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof."

"Faith is the belief in things unseen" another quote I have heard along the way.

 I am not her to tell you what or who to believe in, many of you reading will have different religions and and spiritual beliefs and it matters not to me, I just want you to not give up on whatever situation you might be losing faith in.

If you are worried about a troublesome child, HAVE FAITH that they will return to the guides and principles you set for them. If you are stressed over starting up a business, HAVE FAITH that you can be successful in your endeavor once the pros have outweighed the cons. 

NOTE -  am NOT saying to go in blindly and claim you have faith that you will overcome all obstacles. I believe there is a difference between faith and folly. 

Faith without works in dead - is a verse in the bible and a principle in which I believe. Perhaps you can sit and home watching television and have faith someone will come by and offer you  job or give you some money to pay your bills. Or you can get off the couch and go out and ask a few people with faith (and a CV) that someone will give you a job or the money. Understand the difference? 

The above scenario is really just an extension of faith. As the dictionary explains, faith is not just the belief in things unseen, but the confidence in people, and by extension, yourself. Getting up and making the move to accomplish something that may seem an "impossible" or daunting task, is having faith in YOURSELF and having faith in the people with the ability to help you. Faith that they will help you and faith that you can convince them to.

HAVE FATH today friends, in whatever situation you may be giving up on. Have faith in God, have faith in yourself, have faith in a friend who has promised to come through for you. PLEASE DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED if your situation looks dismal even though you have been having faith. Some things happen in a day, others in a year. the point is to not give up.

I have faith that someone will be encouraged by this post. 

Bisous!xoxo