To Faith and Beyond

WHAT IS FAITH?

The basic of all basics. We hear it all the time. Faith. But what is it anyway?

It is so easy for us to talk about faith. Even having the misconception that when you believe in something, it is sufficient to say you have faith in it. But faith is more than just believing. The best definition can be found in Hebrews 11:1. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

I recently read an article about faith too and what should we do with it as Christians. In 1 Timothy 6:12, it says "Fight the good fight of faith." He replaced faith with its definition and it made more sense: Fight the good fight of things hoped for, of the evidence of things not seen. Now, that is faith. More than just believing, having faith meant action.

BEYOND YOU

Judges 6:1-40
¹² When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

I couldn't believe I would ever land on the story of Gideon and be able to appreciate it more than I do now. I mean, as a child, I was only accustomed to hearing his success stories. I never knew of his background. He was basically far from the "might warrior" the angel had called him.

But God knows better. And he sees us better than anybody does. Better than we do ourselves. He doesn't look at what we are but at what we could be. His plans are bigger and his views are larger than we could ever have. So, be still. If you are having doubts about yourself and your capabilities. How would you want to be called when God sends an angel to meet you? Look far ahead. Look beyond and see what God has in stall for you.