Pains, problems, struggles, and life’s challenges are real. But we also have to know and accept that there are aids to help us navigate life, and one of these is faith. The world tells us to fight our battles bravely. Faith tells us that there is Someone who will help us fight our battles.
Faith is not a flight from life’s realities. On the contrary, faith helps us to see life’s realities in a deeper and more meaningful way. Faith elevates us from our short-sighted view to the “big picture.” Let us allow faith to lift and uplift us.
Some find faith difficult to accept because it is difficult for them to submit to someone bigger than themselves. (Read: “I am the master of my life and my destiny!”) Humility is the key to faith. Without humility, we will go on living a life that revolves around ourselves, our beliefs, our plans, and our desires. Faith is an invitation for us to go out of our limited and selfish world and be led by Someone who is greater and more loving. Faith is the big “letting go and letting God.” Trust that the Lord loves you, and He will help you. Surrender to God’s loving will and plan for you!
Some people say that faith is an escape. It is not. It is an alternate route. Some say that believers are fanatics and dreamers. Not so. They are people who made a choice to be open to the Divine and to be led, guided, and strengthened by God’s grace to do His mission to love and become His untiring instruments.
As I look back, I can humbly say that my whole life was not merely a career journey, a financial journey, or a fame journey, but a faith journey. These past 70 years were not so much about believing in something, as believing in Someone I know loves me very much, and that has made all the difference in my life. It was not a smooth journey, but it was all a journey to God’s heart, and His call for me to become a better person, to love, and to serve.
Faith is a gift. I thank God for the gift of faith and the people who planted, nurtured, and instilled faith in my heart. I thank God for the people who share and strengthen my faith, especially my co-missionaries.
“Don’t keep the faith; spread it!” This means that we who were gifted with faith must share our faith. Faith is something that we must not keep to ourselves. Yes, let us share our faith horizon with others. Let us share the God we believe in, and the God whom we serve.
