A Little Faith, Can Make A Big Difference
I was really anxious writing this post because when I look at the world today, it has really become so sensitive. Nobody wants to hear about God anymore. Everybody just wants to do their own thing. So I was really ready to give up writing then I remembered in Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus says: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world... The very promise that He is always with me has kept me going with sharing His goodness so here it goes - blog post 8.
Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Lately, I've been feeling really hopeless. I've felt as if my life has no direction. I don't know what I want to be when I leave university. I don't have any goals that come to mind. My blog isn't where I want it to be, nor is my life in general. I've been worrying about different things here and there. I've really been on edge. I haven't been happy, yet I have moments of happiness. I've either been drastically sad or just neutral. Haven't really felt like myself. It's even gotten to the point where I've been not exactly suicidal, but I don't feel like life is worth living anymore. However I just have to go with the flow and "fake it, till I make it". (You're probably wondering how this has anything to do with faith but please bear with me. I've been really struggling with my thought process these days).
I was speaking to a friend about what was going on and she told me what I'm going through is
a period of stillness.
She said I shouldn't fight my emotions but instead I should allow myself to feel. I should talk to God and be honest with Him and let him know exactly what I was going through. She told me that happiness will eventually come I just have to be patient. After this conversation I came across a few bible verses which really helped me and my understanding even more.
First of all
Matthew 6:25-26
which says
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
... In essence what those two verses say to me is that God has got me. I have no need to fear or stress because God has actually got me. I won't lie I'm actually crying as I'm typing this because it's just a beautiful revelation to my soul. I need to have faith in God because He's got me.
"His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me".
Another verse was
Joshua 1:9
which says
Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever though goest.
This is also a beautiful promise because no matter where I go, no matter what I do, no matter what I'm going through, God is right by my side.
This is the part where faith comes in. If you haven't noticed on my blog, the featured image always contains a verse relevant to the topic of the post. For today I chose
Matthew 17:20
which speaks on having faith as small as a mustard seed. Before reading any further if you don't know what a mustard seed looks like, please go and search it up. See how small it is? Yet Jesus says such faith can move mountains. I'm still learning to strengthen and build my faith in Christ each day. Just look at the promises He has made. If I truly have faith like that then God can create a way. He can bring me out of this period of stillness with a real smile on my face and not a fake one. He can do unbelievable things for me that no human mind could begin to comprehend. All of it starts with a little faith.
I challenge you the reader to just have a little faith and see where God can take you. He's brought me through a lot and I know He can do it again. This post wasn't just for you guys but also for me. I hope your brains absorb each and every word and you are touched somehow, someway.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Any prayer requests. Just need someone to talk to? I'm here. Thank you guys for reading x