It is easy to have faith in God when everything is going smoothly. Real faith is believing in God and depending on Him when we are rock bottom. I once was at rock bottom, I prayed for my situation to change, I prayed that the person who hurt me would have a change of heart, I prayed for divine intervention for the one who hurt me. Turns out that storm was my divine intervention. Faith in God and faith in His timing especially during the darkest of times is one of my greatest test in faith.
Now as I start a new life in California, I realize my faith is once again tested. I am timid and impatient, and everything I left behind has started creeping up in my heart. My family, friends, a great career are all the things I said goodbye to. My life is put on pause. Pause is not something I enjoy too much. I've always been living a busy life. Being on pause is so new to me. I pause as I learn how to drive because you really can't get around if you can't drive here. With that said, I haven't applied for a job. I am on pause.
Maybe pause is a good thing. This pause button is allowing me to get a breather, to relax and to enjoy life, to learn new things and have more time reflecting and getting to know our Creator.
How has your faith been tested?
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| Art work by me. My leap of faith has brought me back to California and a new adventure awaits. |
this is so true! it's when our faith is tested, that we have doubts sometimes. this is a great reminder that we always need to have that faith!
ReplyDeleteOh yes. Definitely. When you feel worn out, troubled, or feel like you are at your lowest that is when your faith is needed the most. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great weekend!
Deleteso true!! We have been waiting 3+ years on the Lord! Honored to do so because our faith builds so much during the wait! He is so good!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! 3+ years! It will come. The waiting will definitely be worth it. Do not lost hope and have faith. My friend waited 5 years. She lost faith, they went to see a doctor, she had some problems. She was just so focused on the negativity and accepted the fact that they were never going to get pregnant. After a long talk with her, she got her faith back. Asked the Lord for a baby, prayed ceaselessly and without doubt, claimed for her baby and needless to say, 3 months later, without the help of any doctor of fertility drugs, she got pregnant. The Lord is good and faithful to us, we need only trust Him. Have a happy weekend Caroline!
DeleteThere have been so many times in my life that my faith has been tested. I've learned over the past few years to appreciate the pauses in life. There is meaning in the wait and realize that the nature of life is things change - it simply occurs in the time frame it is meant to be.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog. And thank you for commenting. I'm still learning to appreciate the pause that's come to my life right now. I guess this is the first time I've ever experienced a pause in my life. It has it's moments and other days when I just feel so anxious about wanting things to unfold and happen asap. For the past 2 months, despite being on pause, I've learned so many things and have changed in so many ways, this pause has helped me to concentrate on building a relationship with our Creator and has helped me to focus on fixing other aspects of my life (aspects which I never would have evaluated had I been busy with work and other whatnots).
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