When Our Faith is in God, Faith Remains~

So many times 
we think we have faith 
until we find ourselves in a place 
that has us questioning God,
that in turn,
takes us to a place
that has us questioning our faith 
in God.

We hear a diagnosis.
We get "let go" from our job.
We receive divorce papers.
We stand in a cemetery.

Blindsided and knocked off our feet,
we start to wrestle with God 
about the "why"?

Only sometimes,
most times, in fact,
when it comes 
to knowing the "why",
God chooses to remain silent.

And this is where 
the questioning of our faith begins.

It's easy to have faith
when all is as 
we think it should be.

It's easy to have faith
when life is good,
and it seems 
God is good, too.

But - what about when 
the ground 
crumbles beneath us?

If we are standing 
on faith in God,
and not faith 
in our situations 
and our circumstances,
we will still 
be able to stand.

This is what faith is -
standing when we don't know what,
standing when we don't know when,
standing when we don't know where,
standing when we don't know how -
because we know WHO.

Everything is our life 
can change in a heartbeat,
but God never changes.

Faith is faith 
when we don't 
have all the answers
and still believe.

Faith is faith 
when we don't 
understand the why
and still believe.

Faith is faith 
when we don't know 
what, when, where or how
and still believe.

And, this.
Especially this:
Faith is faith even when
we still feel pain,
we still feel anger,
we still feel hurt,
we still feel left wondering why.

Because I think 
what we sometimes forget is this:
It is possible to have faith
and feel as though 
you are drowning 
in a sea of emotions
simultaneously.

Faith can still be there
even in the tears,
even in the heartache,
even in the pain,
even in the struggle.

Don't allow your emotions 
to convince you
you've lost your faith.

Don't allow your emotions 
to "mix up"
the losses in your life.

You may have lost your health, 
but faith still remains.

You may have lost your job, 
but faith still remains.

You may have lost your spouse, 
but faith still remains.

You may have lost your loved one, 
but faith still remains.

This is the very essence of faith in God.

It stays
even when,
in the midst of,
and in spite of.

When our faith is in God,
faith remains
because He remains.

~Stacy

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