Faith Facts

Wow,
As I was reading today, I came across what I have decided to call, Faith Facts.

Hebrews 11:1-3 says:
     "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtain a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

Throughout the rest of the chapter, we read many examples of what faith was and is capable of doing and the outcomes of what having faith is capable of!

Sometimes it's hard to have faith in something we cant see...
 
This reminds me of a time in my life when I wanted soo bad to graduate high school. You see, I wasn't the "star student" and I had alot of problems in school. I made some really bad choices and chose to do everything except school. The weeks went by and I was enjoying everything about my senior year EXCEPT that I had to go to school! One day, the principal called me into his office and told me.. "there is no way you will graduate this year". I realized at that moment I had made a huge mistake. I began to reason with him about ways I could make up my time and "fix" the problem in a microwavable approach. I wanted to fix what had been done over a years time in five minutes. Impossible, or so we thought. A few days later and I was being called back into the principals office again. He looked me dead in the eyes and said, "although you don't believe, or even see a reason to care if you graduate...I do.. and you will!" You see this was a human perspective of faith. He believed in me even when he didn't see a way. With alot of help (ie..Saturday school and every other minute the doors were open.. I was required to be there) I began to see his faith at work. He met me getting off the bus, walked me to each class, waited on me when class was over only to escort me to another and then at the end of the day escort me onto the bus to go home! He was determined I was going to graduate. I didn't like the fact that I wasn't getting to do it how I wanted and when I wanted...especially thinking there was no way I would graduate anyway. Well, the last semester came and I needed two English and only one was offered in the level I was academically. The other was a Honors English, three levels ahead of me....once again I felt defeated but he signed me up for that class. I tried hard. The day before graduation came and I was waiting to find out if I would graduate. Finally the phone rang and it was my principal. He said "Danielle, I really have no idea how you did this but you will walk tomorrow!"  Looking back, now I realize he had FAITH in me ....the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen... Amazingly, that faith has led me to even bigger accomplishments and greater joys. He could have seen defeat... He could have gave up, but he didn't.

That's what FAITH does... It trusts no matter how big the obstacle is.

I recently read a quote that said "Courage is not the absence of fear, but instead the presence of faith"

God ask's us for this kind of faith. Trust in him no matter what we feel, see, think or whatever. Just to completely trust him with our lives and walk in faith.

Has there been times when your faith was tested or when you could have had a greater measure of faith?
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