Faith

Faith is such a small word, with such infinite meaning.
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FAITH
–noun
1.
confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
2.
belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3.
belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
4.
belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.: to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
5.
a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish faith.
6.
the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.: Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
7.
the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc.: He was the only one who proved his faith during our recent troubles.
8.
Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
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In my very first blog post, I remember saying that "my faith was tested". And as much as I would love to tell you that I am perfectly fine now. That I'm living the dream life, I am no longer tempted or struggling to "keep my head above the water", I can't. That would be a bold faced lie. As a matter of fact, I might be struggling now more than I have my whole life. And to be completely honest, I haven't been turning to God for it all either. I have let my emotions get the best of me. I find myself thinking that my problems are too big for God to handle. That he couldn't fix them if he tried. Which is exactly the opposite of what I should be thinking. I should look at God as the mighty man he is. Knowing that my problems are important to him no matter how big or small, and he will do everything in his power to fix things.
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1 Peter 5:7-9a,10 says:
Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in your faith. And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.
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God tells us in his word not to be afraid. To keep steadfast in our faith because he is there, walking with us. Proctecting us, even when it feels like everything is going wrong.
I hope this post did for you what it did for me. I hope it causes you to check your heart. Are you letting the world heal you? Or with you have faith and let God heal you, in his time and his will?

God Bless
-Karleigh