Friday, July 15, 2011

Faith as a confidence

A life of a Christian is often hit by hard and ugly tests. Paul the Apostle says that the tests are for our own good:

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Hebrews 12:7,8 (KJV)

It is the faith, which helps us pass the tests. Our faith does not consist of only the belief in God, but it also consists of the trust in him. Only he knows our path and only he leads us through the most effective path – the path of fullfillness. It is up to us if we fully trust him or we turn away from the path.

It is like to be a blinder and have a guide, who will lead us to the finish. You can’t see where you put your feet, you can only feel it. So if you feel the dust, you know you’re going through a safe place and then we are satisfied and we do not grumble. However, sometimes the path has to go through thorns (there is no other way at this time) and then we feel how thorns cut into our feet and we feel we cannot go any further. It is very important to realise that the path we are going through, even the most thornful, is still the best way God prepared for us. Any other way would be longer and after a while even more painful.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 23:4 (KJV)

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