Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the conviction (evidence) of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 NASB

This great chapter in Hebrews…recalling the evidence of faith in the lives of our Spiritual family. How great to recall…to remember…to rejoin our hearts to those who walked before us. It always boosts our faith to remember the work of God in our lives.

But walking in faith is not always a piece of cake. Satan will do his best to “get in our heads”. Doubt will speak into our hearts, telling us what fools we are to believe God. So much will assault us when we stand in faith. 

I admit, in the hardest trials, it is so very easy to doubt. Our eyes just cannot see ahead…cannot perceive the resolution of problems or believe God’s promise is possible. Yet, the more impossible the promise, the more probable the reality.

After prayer time recently, I was watching the light come…drive away the darkness…just before that great fireball came over the horizon. I love that our Father sends the sun every day to remind us of the promise that The Son is just as surely coming. It was at that moment, I saw faith more clearly.

I struggle sometimes to hold onto my faith. I’ve felt that was not the natural way to exhibit real faith. The sunrise that morning showed me the ease of believing.

I begin prayer time in the dark. I don’t worry that the sun won’t come up. I can begin praying with no concern at all for the sun…it is coming. As the light begins to drive away the darkness, I still don’t need to worry about the sun rising. The very fact that light comes lets me know the sunrise will happen. I don’t wait in fearful expectation, wondering if the sun will not rise, it’s gonna rise! Confident expectation.

And it rises because Jehovah has ordained it to be so. It cannot fail to rise. It will rise.

That’s faith. I receive the Word or Promise God has given. I don’t need to tear it apart. Wonder if it is true. Wonder if He can do it. Once I receive God’s promise, I don’t need to think about it, try to assist Him in fulfilling His promise, or worry and fret because my answer has not arrived yet.

I can get up, make my coffee, begin prayer time, and allow the true and living God of the Universe to do what He does best…be Himself. Fulfill His Word…bring His Word to pass…uiphold all things. 

I can quietly stand or sit still, knowing without doubt the sun will rise. No begging.  No fretting. Just be me…confidently know…resting…no angst…Then once again, He fulfills His Word.

I realized that’s what faith is…we know that we know.  Confident expectation. Doing the next thing, knowing Abba will answer in due time. Not because of us but because of Him. 

Faith. Confident expectation. We know that we know. Our God is faithful.