Faith is a journey and not a destination. There will come a time when faith is no
longer necessary. It will be translated
to sight. My belief will be
realized. Faith culminates in a
destination. This means that there is no
point this side of that destination where faith is no longer necessary.
We can come to the place where faith is natural and a common
response but I know that I must always be willing to go deeper into that
faith. Just as I think that I have
strong faith something comes along to show me I can trust God with more. I can
give more of myself to his guidance and his will. Following Christ is using faith to get
somewhere.
I cannot claim to understand why God wishes us to seek him
in faith but it is what he chose; therefore it is the path. You will notice that I do not indulge in
discussions of hell and destruction for those who do not follow in faith. That is not what matters. God has asked us to follow his Son, Jesus in
faith. He has asked us to trust that he
is good and has good things in store for us.
Through the ages foolish men (the wrong kind of fools) have
used faith and following to twist things to their own ends. This is not what God intends for any of
us. The Father wishes for me to see his
love through his Son and to act in faith on that love in everything I do.
The journey to Father only works if we journey in
faith. The path, the challenges, and the
joy in the journey are all subject to the faith we exercise along the way. As I conclude this writing on diving deeper
in faith I do so realizing that there is no formula or script. It is the choice that in each moment I decide
if I am following Christ or not. I
decide if I believe that God is good and that he loves me. Deeper faith is simply more consistent
following in the journey. It is very
simple but very difficult. It is all
that works for me.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
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