Living a Life of Faith

DAUNTLESS
DAUNTLESS
Nov 5 · 3 min read

Faith.

It is an easy word to say, but not quite an easy word to put into action. A good number of people claim to be faithful, either to God, family, friends, or significant others.
The word itself is defined as “a complete trust or confidence in someone or something.”

Let’s take a moment and think about that ‘a complete trust’. I don’t know about you, but it takes a long time for me to develop complete trust in someone. Such a deep level of trust brings us out of our comfort zone. Relying
so heavily on someone is difficult for a lot of people, they aren’t used to the idea of opening up their hearts that much.
I feel that the complete trust aspect of faith is what many people struggle with. Think about your relationships for a moment — whether you’re single or taken, chances are, you’ve experienced a time when your trust has been broken. That impacts the way you go about gaining trust in someone
new. Bad experiences such as this will lead to the building of walls, blocking parts of yourself away from other people to keep yourself from getting hurt. Is this a way that we should live? Hiding from other people? I would like to think not. Building healthy relationships and friendships can be hard, but it
doesn’t have to be.

Now let’s think of it from a religious perspective. Do we have complete trust in God 100% of the time? I know it’s difficult for it to sink in, but we’re human. We ask questions from time to time, whether consciously or not. I often thought, “Why would you let this happen, God?” or “What could you possibly be trying to teach me through this?” Thoughts like these are natural and human, but we can put forth an effort to be more faithful and avoid them. I typically fight these thoughts off by picking up my Bible and reading one of my favorite verses; Jeremiah 29:11, ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’

God knew our names and our stories long before we were even formed in the womb, so He certainly has plans for us. We may not understand them at the time, but putting full faith in God is knowing that whatever we go through, God will pull us through and lead us to the place that He wants us to be.

Saying we are faithful is very simple, but being faithful takes some work. It is much deeper than just saying that we have faith in something or someone; it involves building trust and confidence in them.

Whether it is your relationship with God, your best friend, your parents, or your partner, try to build up your faith in them.

By Lateef Olusesi

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