Faith 

   “Faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the conviction about things that cannot be seen.” (Heb 11: 1) 

   We are meant to be faithful, there is a need for it within us.  If we don’t have faith we are incomplete, there is an emptiness that needs to be filled.  The question then becomes, in what or in whom are we to place our faith?

   Many put their faith in wealth, yet wealth and riches can disappear overnight.  No matter what we may amass during this life, none of it goes with us when we die.  All we have gained passes to someone else.

   Some put their faith in others, spouses, parents, or friends.  It would be wonderful if all were worthy of such faith, but often they are not.  Marriages break up, some parents can be unloving, even cruel toward their children.  Good friends are a blessing, but they can be hard to find.  It seems all things of this world that we place our faith in can be unreliable.

   There is One whom we can always place our faith in and that is God.  He created us, He loves us, He sent His only Son to die for our sins so that we might have the opportunity of eternal life with Him.  The emptiness we have inside disappears when we open our heart and accept God into our lives.

   This doesn’t mean all of life will be without pain or sorrow.  But it does mean that when we place our faith and our trust in God the trials and tribulations of this world can become more easily tolerated, less difficult.  Jesus said,  “In the world you will endure suffering.  But take courage!  I have overcome the world.” (John 16: 33).  When we place our faith in God and His plan we too can overcome the world.