Never Take Your Faith for Granted!

I am continually amazed by those of strong faith.  They have faith just flowing out of them and confidence that everything will be ok and if it's not ok, well then it was God's will and it turned out that way for a reason.  My mom is one of these people.  Even in the face of the most stressful, scary situation she doesn't worry.  She prays and trusts.  I view people with unwavering faith in the same way as those who were naturally blessed with gorgeous teeth, an hour glass figure, an always bubbly personality, or a great sense of humor or singing voice.  You're lucky!

Let's face it, it's just easier for some people to have faith.  Unfortunately, I'm not one of them.  I struggle everyday with what I believe and why.  My inquiring brain is not satisfied with the answer, 'because the Bible says so.'  When I hear that, I just think of more questions.  Why the Bible?  How do you know it's really Divine (and the answer 'I just know' doesn't help me)?  What about all the other ancient texts that are believed to be Divine by millions?  How do you know who's right? 

I can't help it.  Any explanation that I'm given just leads to more questions.  At some point I just want to be able to believe without all the proof and be satisfied with it. 

Outside of everything else, the biggest proof that God exists to me is the existence of Love.  I know Love because I feel it everyday when I look at my husband and babies.  I know it's really there because even the thought of something happening to anyone I love brings tears to my eyes.  I feel I couldn't live without them.  However, I can't see love.  I can't put it in a test tube and measure it.  I believe in love, so....I believe in God.  I don't have all the detail of what exactly I believe but I know this:  God is Love and Love is God and I have more faith in that than anything else in the world.  I think that's a pretty good start!