Now faith is
confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
- Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Faith
is a funny thing. For some people, it seems like they have known Jesus for as
long as they can remember. For others, faith grows over time, one step at a
time.
I fall into that second category.
I didn't grow up in the faith. I went to church occasionally and attended Sunday school and Vacation Bible School at different churches. I remember spending time in Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches growing up. Through grade school and part of high school, I was active with the youth group at a Presbyterian church. Looking back, I learned a lot about God, but I can't honestly say I knew Him personally or had a relationship with Jesus.
That began to change in my twenties when a wonderful friend invited me to her church. There, I started learning what it meant to be a child of God. The Pentecostal church laid an important foundation in my faith journey and helped me begin to understand that God wasn't distant—He wanted a relationship with me.
But if I'm being honest, the people who have had the biggest impact on shaping my faith are my in-laws.
Over the years, I've watched them live out their faith every day. Not just Mom and Dad, but their children, siblings, and parents as well. They showed me that following Jesus isn't something you do only on Sunday mornings. It's how you treat people, how you handle hardships, how you serve others, and how you trust God when life doesn't make sense.
And life hasn't always made sense.
I've been through some things that should have broken me. I've survived situations I probably shouldn't have survived. There were times when I couldn't see the road ahead and didn't understand why God allowed certain things to happen. But through it all, my faith continued to grow.
Not because I had all the answers, but because I learned to trust the One who does.
Faith isn't about having a perfect past or knowing everything there is to know about God. It's about taking the next step, trusting Him a little more today than you did yesterday, and allowing Him to work in your life through His Word and through the people He places around you.
And for that, I am incredibly grateful.
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Daily Inspiration from the Bible
- Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
I fall into that second category.
I didn't grow up in the faith. I went to church occasionally and attended Sunday school and Vacation Bible School at different churches. I remember spending time in Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches growing up. Through grade school and part of high school, I was active with the youth group at a Presbyterian church. Looking back, I learned a lot about God, but I can't honestly say I knew Him personally or had a relationship with Jesus.
That began to change in my twenties when a wonderful friend invited me to her church. There, I started learning what it meant to be a child of God. The Pentecostal church laid an important foundation in my faith journey and helped me begin to understand that God wasn't distant—He wanted a relationship with me.
But if I'm being honest, the people who have had the biggest impact on shaping my faith are my in-laws.
Over the years, I've watched them live out their faith every day. Not just Mom and Dad, but their children, siblings, and parents as well. They showed me that following Jesus isn't something you do only on Sunday mornings. It's how you treat people, how you handle hardships, how you serve others, and how you trust God when life doesn't make sense.
And life hasn't always made sense.
I've been through some things that should have broken me. I've survived situations I probably shouldn't have survived. There were times when I couldn't see the road ahead and didn't understand why God allowed certain things to happen. But through it all, my faith continued to grow.
Not because I had all the answers, but because I learned to trust the One who does.
Faith isn't about having a perfect past or knowing everything there is to know about God. It's about taking the next step, trusting Him a little more today than you did yesterday, and allowing Him to work in your life through His Word and through the people He places around you.
And for that, I am incredibly grateful.
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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