Where is Our Faith?

At one point (or another) in our lives, we go through the low and depressing times that we cannot accept and forgive ourselves. We see ourselves fail as we hit the ground so hard and times are just as pressing that we struggle to stand up again but no matter what we do, we just cannot make it right. The opportunities to recover are so scarce. We need some light to shine upon us but like all the other days, a thick flock of cloud is covering our part of the skies.

We appear to lose hope, though we are convincing ourselves that we are still hanging on even at its thinest thread. We face the world each day heads up with a forced smile and with a faux courage. We pretend to be fine though deep down inside - there lies a broken heart, a shattered dream and a hopeless soul. 

It is so hard to figure things out by ourselves alone. We call out for help and yet no one seem to hear us. Advices from family and friends are pouring in our ears but do we ever hear them? Why can't we realize that we closed-off ourselves inside a shell and no matter how others reach out to help, we cannot welcome them in. The world did not turned it's back on us. The people who loves us are standing outside our door waiting for us to turn the key. 

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Where is our faith?

Faith is what will lift us to stand, it will push us forward and it will motivate us to take that first step to go out of the mess in our lives. It is also the persistence that we will have after.

Faith is believing that things will go right soon.

Faith is a genuine smile despite our broken hearts.

Why don't we trust?

In Matthew 14:22-36, Peter said, “Lord, if it’s you, tell me to come to you on the water.” And the Lord replied, “Come.”  (Matt. 14:28)

It's simple. When we learn to trust, we trust blindly. We don't need proofs, justifications or conditions. We just put ourselves out there without thinking what would happen to us, without worrying about the consequences that would result from it and without a single doubt.

It's either we trust 100% or not at all.

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We lose the person we love either by death or by distance or by them walking out of our lives. There are reasons why they did not make it in our future but having them as a part of our past defines the kind of person that we are now. We should be thankful for the gifts they brought in our lives.

We lost the job that we depend on greatly and we regard such as a misfortune. But we have not thought of the greater opportunities out there for us.

Whenever a storm would hit our lives, let's always remember that God will not give us a load that we cannot carry. But despite knowing this and there will still be a point that the burden becomes so heavy to carry, we can just lift our heads to Him and let Him take it all.

It is ironic that the tough times I had in my life are the ones that taught me to trust that all is well, that all is going according to plan, that there is a bigger picture and that  life is unfolding as it should. It brought me the understanding that I need to pass through all of the hardships and to carry the load God gave me to prepare myself to go in a place where He wants me to be. 

I am living on the edge of everything at the moment but I stopped worrying about what tomorrow will bring. Despite my current troubles, I know that I will be safe because Someone up there is taking care of me. If you would not call it 'Faith',  I don't know what to call it then. But that's what makes me sleep soundly at night. 

We must contain our faith. We must believe. We must trust.