What Faith Can Do
“I’ve seen dreams that moves the mountains. Hope that doesn’t ever end even when the sky is falling. I’ve seen miracles just happen. Silent prayers get answered. Broken hearts become brand new. That’s what faith can do.”
I desire to have faith like Abraham. Faith for what seems impossible. Abraham was told he would be the father of many nations. He was old, frail, and said to be as good as dead. His wife Sarah was barren. But hope against hope Abraham believed. His faith did not weaken. He was fully persuaded that God had the power to do what He promised and God did just that. I want to have that faith.
To be honest with you right now I am filled with the opposite of faith though. I am filled with fear. I am experiencing fear of not having friends and a good community next semester. Fear of loosing touch with the amazing friends and community I have here in Greeley. I am filled with fear of the future, fear of student teaching, and fear of raising enough funds for The Race. These are the things to me that seem impossible. Yes I still have hope but I want the childlike faith it takes to fully trust and rely on Gods power. I want to believe like some of my first graders believe: that heaven is a place on earth and that it can somehow be located on a globe.
But, to experience that faith I need to claim some of Gods promises just as Abraham claimed Gods promise of provision. I need to claim Jeremiah 29:11, that God knows the plans he has for me and that His plans are good and prosperous. I need to remember one of my favorite verses John 15:14 where God refers to me as his friend. I need to remember that when I am feeing lonely. God is and always will be my best friend and he wants to share life with me. I need to claim Isaiah 43:2-3 that God is always with me, and protecting me no matter where I go.
I want this tattoo I have on my right shoulder blade that says “faith” to be more then just a decoration. I want it to be a declaration. I want it to be more then just a word. I want it to be a testimony. I want people to know that in the midst of everything, all of the pain, darkness, and trails of life that God is still sovereign and reigns over all. I want to be able to completely rely on Gods promises in every phase of my life. When God makes a promise and says, “I will” I need to remember He is perfect and always keeps his promises. I desire faith like Abraham.
