They Don’t Have Your Faith!

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

(Hebrews 11:1, NIV)

A few years before my daughter passed away, I was having a conversation with her. Her plans were being shared with me by her. She also told me she had received some opposition to her plans from a relative who was trying to schedule plans with my daughter’s time, which forced my daughter to divulge her plans. She would have preferred not to tell anyone else. Initially, she felt annoyed that the relative disagreed with her unavailability. The relative also questioned her ability to move forward after the trial they had endured for a few years.

I had to reminder her that, “the relative is well-meaning in her concern, but the one thing she lacks concerning you is faith! She can’t see your faith in God, so she thinks you're making a monumental mistake; when all you are doing is taking a step of faith, trusting that God will lead you from there.”

It’s interesting to me to hear people (the world) tell you what you can’t do, can’t be, can’t have, and can’t give. When the truth is; they have no business in God’s business. They can’t see all the wonderful possibilities of faith in God, because no one can establish your faith for you; it’s completely personal.

Your faith in God is you planting your mustard seed, expecting a harvest of things you’ve hoped for. The world can’t comprehend faith because it’s spiritually activated by trust in God and his ability. At its basic; it’s simply believing God! Matthew 12:20 reminds us, “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed nothing shall be impossible unto you.”

However, until you become a believer in God, you just can’t believe God. The two principals work together. Hebrews 11:6, NIV, continues, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

My advice to my daughter was, “Understand that she doesn’t have the faith in God that you have. And she doesn’t have to understand your faith walk; it’s personal. Hopefully, she will get to see the fruit of it and learn to trust God for herself.”

Don’t let the world’s lack of understanding about your faith hinder your trust in God. Remember, it’s between you and God. I watched God bring my daughter into her purpose as a life coach. She was ill, but she pressed on to accomplish her dream before she left this earth. Her time serving in the life coaching capacity was brief, but after others found out she had passed away from our Facebook posts, their testimonies of her impact on their lives were heart-warming. I never knew she was loving and serving so many in secret. She even sowed a financial seed to help someone start their business. And she didn't have a lot of money; however, she did have a big heart.

Prayer:

Father, please help the world see you, so they can receive you and all you have for them. Let our lives, struggles, and triumphs be a witness of your goodness to your children. And let them see that although we suffer with Christ, we do indeed reign with Christ. Our weeping may endure for a night, but our joy will come in the morning by your grace and mercy. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!