What Is Everyday Faith? (part 1)

Faith: belief without proof; trust.

The word tells us in Hebrews 11:1, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." While most of us are probably familiar with this scripture, today I want to talk to you about it a little differently. Today I want to focus on having everyday faith. When I say everyday faith I mean having the knowledge (and peace of mind) of knowing that the Lord is with you every minute, every hour and every second of the day.

When you have that type of knowledge, it's easier not to fret when standing in the midst of an unknown situation. No matter what, we are able to rest assured because we know that God is with us. Did you know that our faith is tested everyday? Sometimes we don't even realize it, but God may put an obstacle or two in our path to see if we are going to exercise our faith.

When you find yourself tripping over one of those obstacles, take comfort and rest upon the word of God. For example, 1 John 5:4 reassures us, "For whatever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." Because we are believing by faith that God is right here with us, it doesn't matter what comes up, or what's put in our way - we know of a surety that He is our peace, He is our deliverer, He is our way out, and He is our joy. When we believe those things on the inside, we can overcome the world.

But what do you do if you don't have (or don't feel in the moment) the faith to believe God can overcome our situations? Do we cry out in despair with no hope? We could - but what does that say about our faith? Not much, right? That's not having the faith of a mustard seed. When it comes down to believing in Jesus Christ, we must believe that He can move on our behalf and can do anything that we need Him to do. Now that, my friends, is having everyday faith.

In those moments when you feel you faith wavering, get into the word of God as fast as you can. Dig deep to see and understand what He's saying and what he really means. Having that understanding can help us remember that all things are possible to him that believeth. Roman 10:17 says, "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." The word of God will build our faith, give us joy and strengthen our very soul!

With all that said, let the Church say Amen... and AMEN!