For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:10
Pain and faith
In all intents and purposes,
we believe in doctors. We trust in their diagnosis despite the fact they cannot
feel, see, touch, or taste our pains. The
same is true with faith – it cannot be felt, tasted, touched, or seen yet we
believe. Faith begins where reasoning
ends.
How deep is your faith?
In the bible faith is described
as active trust in God and his word. To
a true believer there is no such thing as “blind faith.” Faith is always tied
to God’s word. It is not some random
thought or “Jedi” mind trick of persuasion. Faith is God’s gift to his
believers Ephesians 2:8. Faith comes by hearing the message, and the
message heard through the word of Christ Romans 10:17. Have you not heard? Then how deep is your faith?
When obscure pain impedes the
body people probe their minds searching for answers. Stump your toe on a rock
it’s obvious. Dealing with an agonizing chest pain, or severe headaches we
reach out for help. Though the doctor is
not experiencing the same pains we trust they will find the primary cause.
No logic in religion
We tend to place logic
in religion. Too bad people don’t
take their walk with faith the same way as pain. As long as we can see a thing, touch a thing,
feel a thing, taste a thing, we are comfortable but when logic evades us fear,
doubt, and frustration sets in. How deep
is your faith? Pain and faith – one in
the same – neither can be seen, touched, tasted, or felt yet we believe.
What is faith?
Faith is the substance of things hoped for and
the evidence of things not seen. So as it is with a non believer who questions
the walks of faith, remember both pain and faith are one in the same. Until you experience it for yourself it will only
seem foolish.
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