Oh You of Little Faith, Why Do You Doubt?
You ask me why faith is important. You say that you want faith like me, but do you really? Faith takes an effort, and I am afraid that you do not have that. Faith takes time, and I am afraid you are just too busy. But let me tell you something. As much as you do not want to admit it, you need faith. I will show you how important faith really is. Listen to what I have to say. Let go of the doubt that sits within your small, closed minds, and believe me. I will show you what faith is.
Faith is believing in something even though you cannot see it. You say that seeing is believing, but is it really? Let me explain. Seeing is not believing and believing is not seeing. Let me tell you something that happened …show more content…
Courage is confidence. You can say that you are confident in what you believe. Anybody can say they “have confidence”, but what happens if that is put to the test? Let me explain what a life is like without confidence. You wake up in the morning and put on the dress your mom bought you. You look in the mirror and immediately change. You go to school and stare at the floor as you walk, praying that no one will talk to you. You sit in class and thoughts began to pile up in your mind. You want to share your opinion, but you do not want to be humiliated, so you remain quiet. You go to basketball practice that night and you tell yourself you are not good enough. You go to the free throw line and miss the easiest shot in the game. You come home and your parents want to hear all about your fun day at school. You put on the same smile you do every day and say, “It was great.” A life without confidence is meaningless. Without courage, what’s the point? You will never know if people liked the dress, you will never know if your answer was right, you will never know if you were good enough, you will never know if you could have made a difference, because you never had the courage to try. You do not believe in yourself. Faith takes courage, and courage starts with …show more content…
What are you going to do with the information you know? No one is forcing you to do anything. However, John 8:32 says, “And you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” (The Holy Bible ESV) I took this truth and I gave my life to Christ. I knew that God had a promise for me that he would never break. This was and will be the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. What are you going to do with the truth? Will you ignore it, or will you respond? Faith is a response. A response starts with repenting. 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (The Holy Bible ESV) Seems easy, right? It seems easy because it is. The bible makes it clear that if we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ we will be saved. Faith allows life. Not just life on this earth, but life eternally with our God in heaven. We are called to live this life according to the will of God. We are called to live this life for the glory of God. However, I warn you my friend to be careful and heed my advice for it does not end with just repenting. James 2:18-24 states, “But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you not know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham justified by
You ask me why faith is important. You say that you want faith like me, but do you really? Faith takes an effort, and I am afraid that you do not have that. Faith takes time, and I am afraid you are just too busy. But let me tell you something. As much as you do not want to admit it, you need faith. I will show you how important faith really is. Listen to what I have to say. Let go of the doubt that sits within your small, closed minds, and believe me. I will show you what faith is.
Faith is believing in something even though you cannot see it. You say that seeing is believing, but is it really? Let me explain. Seeing is not believing and believing is not seeing. Let me tell you something that happened …show more content…
Courage is confidence. You can say that you are confident in what you believe. Anybody can say they “have confidence”, but what happens if that is put to the test? Let me explain what a life is like without confidence. You wake up in the morning and put on the dress your mom bought you. You look in the mirror and immediately change. You go to school and stare at the floor as you walk, praying that no one will talk to you. You sit in class and thoughts began to pile up in your mind. You want to share your opinion, but you do not want to be humiliated, so you remain quiet. You go to basketball practice that night and you tell yourself you are not good enough. You go to the free throw line and miss the easiest shot in the game. You come home and your parents want to hear all about your fun day at school. You put on the same smile you do every day and say, “It was great.” A life without confidence is meaningless. Without courage, what’s the point? You will never know if people liked the dress, you will never know if your answer was right, you will never know if you were good enough, you will never know if you could have made a difference, because you never had the courage to try. You do not believe in yourself. Faith takes courage, and courage starts with …show more content…
What are you going to do with the information you know? No one is forcing you to do anything. However, John 8:32 says, “And you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” (The Holy Bible ESV) I took this truth and I gave my life to Christ. I knew that God had a promise for me that he would never break. This was and will be the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. What are you going to do with the truth? Will you ignore it, or will you respond? Faith is a response. A response starts with repenting. 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (The Holy Bible ESV) Seems easy, right? It seems easy because it is. The bible makes it clear that if we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ we will be saved. Faith allows life. Not just life on this earth, but life eternally with our God in heaven. We are called to live this life according to the will of God. We are called to live this life for the glory of God. However, I warn you my friend to be careful and heed my advice for it does not end with just repenting. James 2:18-24 states, “But someone will say, You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you not know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham justified by