Faith

[caressa]

Seven Thoughts about Faith
by Steve Brunkhorst

Faith is respectful. It respects our Creator and the
unique purposes He has asked us to fulfill. Faith gives
us the belief that we can succeed and the humility to
accept success with sincere gratitude.

Faith is action-oriented. It sees what can be
accomplished and encourages us to act on inspired
ideas. Faith gets us started -- even if the first
actions are small. We affirm that we "can" rather
than "can't" and "will" rather than "won't". As a
result, we "do".

Faith is compassionate. It recognizes the needs of
others and places their welfare first. Faith does not
attract success at the expense of other people.

Faith increases when it is shared. When we communicate
our faith, we also inspire faith in others. The best
way to share faith is through actions.

Faith is diligent. It endures life's winters and greets
the springs with vigor and strength. It grants wisdom
with each failure. Faith brings hope and turns
misfortune into fortune.

Faith is responsible. It grants courage, resolve and
dependability in obtaining the objectives that we seek.

Faith is creative. It begins with love, the foundation
of all good things. Faith does not need to compete for
success. Rather, it recognizes our capacity to think,
create value, and solve problems in new ways.

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We have been talking about fear. Fear needs to be replaced by faith. Ran across this on one of my sites and thought I would share it with you.

Was going to put it in a reading but thought it would be good for discussion.

[caressa]

Faith has been coming up for me. Having faith that this medication will work. Faith that things will be alright with my son. Faith that there is always a solution to any challenge, big or small. Have faith that He is ever with me.

[SunnyGirl]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on faith....

Today I have a new confidence in myself, I know my
Higher Power has faith in me and it allows me to find
peace in my life. I don't think I could survive if I had
no confidence or faith in other people. Sometimes my
faith in family and friends can be shaken, but I know
my job is to learn the lesson and try it again.....

My faith is part of my daily life, sometimes just little things
we take for granted, other times I'll see or hear about a
miracle that could only have happened with God's helping
hand. I have faith that my relationship with God has brought
me full circle, to reclaim my peace of mind. I have faith that
I can make good choices and do the right thing. My life is much
simpler and easier when I know that I can take everything
to HIM and He will give me the answer if I listen.

I've learned to trust God in good times and in bad and
I've quit worrying about tomorrow, I have faith that it
will get here and I will be grateful for the gifts as well
as the lessons that I will learn....

Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl



P.S. I remember a song I learned in Sunday school years
ago.....

Jesus loves me when I'm good....
When I do the things I should!
And He loves me when I'm bad....
though it makes Him very sad!

[caressa]

Like the song. I know for sure that His love is unconditional. As I have said before, "I know that somedays he is up there or wherever he decides to hang out in today, He is saying, "Tsk, tsk! Don't tell me we have to go through this again. Didn' she learn her lesson the last time.