Alter your Path Based on Faith

Why is it so hard for many of us to put Jesus Christ first in our daily lives? Is it that we are too busy with the trials and tribulations of daily life? Is it because we feel that he doesn’t provide us with signs of his true continuation? Are we unable to find comfort in his healing ways? Is there too much “white noise” getting in the way of our relationship with him? Or worst yet, do we say we are believers but yet we aren’t quite convinced of his existence?

I think it is safe to say that we have all struggled at one time or another with our faith in God. I often question myself as to why this has to be. I have come to only one conclusion on the matter. Simply stated, we are human. It is in our DNA to question everything. It’s how we are wired. We require supporting documentation in order to process things and to determine them to be concrete. You might say the Bible is pretty concrete and I would have to agree with you. But where are the signs? 2000+ years is a long time. Why doesn’t God make his presence known to us today as he did with the Old Testament Jews? My first thought is that 2000 years is a long time for mankind, but how long is it for God? How long will the world turn before it ceases to exist? For a lot of us our biggest problem stems from the first question I asked at the beginning of this entry. We need to let go and let God. Once we have done this completely and succinctly we will see all of the signs we long to see.

Faith is a Journey, not a Destination

Accepting things on faith is very difficult for many people to do. Because by accepting something through faith, you are fighting your own instincts when you are unable to rationalize why something is what it is. This is also known as reason. When you consider your own faith you should also consider through reason that your faith is well documented throughout time. Jesus’ first followers have laid the groundwork for your belief system. It has been recorded for all to see and to comprehend. All you need to do is to take the time to review the facts placed before you and to rationalize it for yourself.

Whether or not you realize it, you take things on faith during the course of your daily lives all of the time. Take the following example as a for instance. Let’s say you are pulling out of the parking lot of your local grocery store. As you wait to take a left hand turn onto the main road another vehicle pulls into the parking lot and the driver signals you to roll down your window. They proceed to tell you about a major accident a half of a mile down the road, in the direction you are about to head. You take the information in and make the determination to take an alternate route. So instead of going left you turn right and alter your course. What just happened here? You rationalized that the person (one you have never met) was telling you the truth. Out of the kindness of their heart they decided to make you aware of the accident in an attempt to prevent you from sitting in traffic caused by the accident. Because you surmised that this individual wasn’t lying to you, you heeded their advice and made a change to your preplanned actions.

Although this is a minor action of faith, you based your decision solely on the report of one individual. You didn’t see or hear a news report concerning the accident. You certainly didn’t visualize it for yourself first hand, yet you followed the advice of this one person and consequently acted on faith. Now take a close look at your faith in God and Jesus Christ. There are multiple reports on Jesus and his actions, from different points-of-view. If you are able to take a leap of faith (however small) from someone you have just met, aren’t you then able to find faith in Jesus? The facts are there for you to rationalize; now you just need to alter the path of your life and follow God.