hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the
conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be
experienced by the physical senses]. 2Cor5:7 for we walk by faith, not by
sight [living our lives in a manner consistent with our confident belief in
God’s promises]
Fear, doubt, faith, hope. These are feelings and emotions that people deal
with everyday. For the believer we try to focus on the faith of what we
know and believe as truth, and try not to focus on the fear and doubt of
problems in our lives. To hope that what we go through has a purpose is
sometimes hard to understand. When a Christian gets sick and is in the
hospital, "why" is usually the question. I think that all believers have
"missions trips" to perform. A doctor that needed comfort after his
father's passing. A woman in a waiting room that needed to be reminded that
Jesus loves her in the mess of her life. To trust in a God to get you
through a really tough time that you cannot see "why" takes faith. As you
look into the scriptures, there is story after story of people in hard
times that put their faith and hope in a living God, because they have
experienced His fulfilled promises. Brethren , have faith that whatever you
are going through, that god is with you, the Holy Spirit will help you, and
that Jesus loves you and so do I.
Douglas
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