Pain And Faith!

Hello Guys and Gals!

I woke up this morning having slept almost 3 hours past the time to take my meds. I was in pain, lots of pain! Even now, 45 minutes after having taken my meds, I am still feeling pain as it fades. I don't know how many of you deal with this kind of pain or have dealt with it before in your lives. I know of at least one who does deal with it daily. I pray for her! Then both my reading and the sermon I listen to in the morning are both dealing with faith. This has me thinking, is my faith strong enough?

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." ~ Hebrews 11:1.

I have often talked about the words of 'hope' and 'faith' and specifically what they originally meant in the Greek language. The two words are linked in a way because without the one, there is no way to understand the other. Hope in the Greek language means specifically something in the future that is a true happening that has not happened yet. Faith in the Greek language means strong belief in that hope! Do you comprehend what that means? Now apply that to scripture when we speak of hope and faith. Apply it to just the verse above!

None of us know that the Sun will come up tomorrow. Yet we have hope and faith that it will happen! By what power does the Sun 'come up' every morning? Now those of us who have studied the star system know that the science behind it actually show the Sun to be still in space and the world makes revolutions around it while rotating on an invisible axis. This is how we see the sun come up every morning. But what holds the sun still? What causes the Earth to spin on an invisible axis let alone make revolutions around the Sun? Those of us believe that it is by the power of God by which these things happen. Shoot, I could argue that even Athiests believe that it is by God these things happen but I won't go there right now! The simple fact is that we all believe in the power that holds these things to be as we have always known them to be!

Why is it that we have such a hard time trusting that God will do what He says He will do in our lives when we give our lives over to Him? Why do we still feel the guilt over our past sins and live in that guilt? We have been forgiven, yet we still dwell in that guilt. God says He will assuredly take care of us no matter what may come our way. Do you believe and trust in that? Is there anything you are anxious over in your life? If so, why? If you are trusting in God with it, why are you anxious?

I am in a lot of pain right now. All the time pain. I have faith that God will heal whatever it is that is wrong with my body that is causing all this pain! When that will happen, I know not! But I do know that it will happen and I strive to live my life as if it has already happened! Is there something in your life that you are not trusting in Him? Give it over to God and let Him handle it for you. You will have the assurance that once it is in His hands, that not only does He have the power to take it up, but He will take it up and accomplish it for you!

May God bless you all this day!