Faith!

Even if someone is not familiar with anything from the Bible they do know that people put their faith in God; or that's what they are supposed to do.  For whatever reason this is one of the hardest things for Christians to do, and God says throughout the Bible why this is so.

These days the world has MANY influences, too many to count actually.  To name a few: Alcohol, Drugs, Sex, Pregnancies, Homosexuality, etc.  Everyday someone is faced with at least one if not more than one of these.  I am no different, but I do know who I can go to for help and where I can find help. . .GOD.

Without Him I would be a lost cause, I'm not even kidding.  He has taught me so much and helped me through so many things in my life, that without Him I probably wouldn't have been able to make it through.  This strength and this whole knowing where I can find help stems from the faith that I have in God.  I'm not saying I don't question some things about what is going on with my life, but I HAVE to have faith that God knows what He's doing.

Hebrews Chapter 11 is the PERFECT chapter for learning what faith is all about and how God has helped so many people through faith.  Hebrews 1:1 says, "NOW FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see".  I can't think of a better definition on what faith is, and where did I find this? The BIBLE, this thing has EVERYTHING! ;)

Most will say that God only helps the "goody goods" and the people that "never do anything wrong", and I beg to differ.  First of all, it is VERY hard for someone to be a "goody good" all the time! That takes effort and FAITH.  Secondly, there isn't a person on this Earth that doesn't do anything wrong, and if there is they need a serious reality check and I'm sure God would love to give them one.  Christians aren't perfect people, and we aren't supposed to be.  However, we are supposed to STRIVE to be PERFECT and the only thing perfect is God.  So, we strive to be more and more like Him each and every day, and TRUST me we FAIL.  But that is where faith steps in.

Hebrews 11 tells you about SOME of the people God has helped through faith.  For example, Cain killed his brother Abel but even though he died, God STILL made considered him a righteous man and made sure that his righteousness lived on.  One of the BIG stories of faith is the story of the prostitute, Rahab, who by FAITH welcomed spies into her home who were from God, was saved and not killed like all the others who were disobedient in Jericho.  This right here shows that God just doesn't help out "goody goods".

I hope that you have faith in Him and that you understand that without Him, you wouldn't even be here today.  But not only this I hope you have so much faith in Him that you would want to give your life up to Him as He did for you and everyone on this planet.  This means excepting Him as your Lord and Savior and following what He asks you to do.  This also calls for you to follow in believers baptism so you can be SAVED.  God is coming back one of these days, and no one will ever know the day or the hour, not even the angels in Heaven know!  And when this happens, I hope you're ready because you will be judge, and He is the ULTIMATE judge and He will either welcome you into the gates of Heaven, or say "Away from me, I never knew you!"

HAVE FAITH.