Keeping The Faith

Keeping the faith

Sometimes it's hard to keep the faith, even as a "Christian" it is still hard to keep the faith.

Just because you gave your life over to God doesn't make you automatically get and keep faith.

There are plenty of times during my walk that I've asked, no, that I've screamed and cried out to God, why me? How many times has my faith waiver and I thought "Is this ever going to change?"

But I've learned that it comes in his time and not ours. This week I posted a meme and it said “I now have the things I used to pray for” and that was another Oprah light bulb moment for me because it was so true.

I remember being in that horribly verbal abusive marriage and crying every night because I hated my life so bad. I would pray and envision the life I wanted. I could see everything, my new home, the way I would feel, friends, my happiness and joy, once I was gone.

But year after year I was still there, in this terrible situation and I would cry out when God when? Haven't I done all I was supposed to do? I read your word, I give to others, I go to church twice a week, I tithe, I pray, I believe and still I'm here... so when?

Today I have all I used to pray for. I have peace and joy, I have a wonderful home he blessed me with.

I have friends and family I love, who love and support me. He gave me an amazing church and church family. I have a business I love and I do what I love to do every day...write.

Yes, it took four years but I now have all the things I prayed for. So when I get down and ask when will I be a New York Times bestselling author? When will I be on the Women of Faith tour and become an international blogger? Or when will you send me a man you have for me?

I know this is coming, I also know it's on his time and not mine.

This is where your faith must come in, you need to have faith, even if it is as small as a mustard seed. You must hold on to it, even if you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on some more.

Your smallest faith will keep you holding on. There are times when it seems like everything is coming at me and I don't think I can go on one more day...let's be real. Okay, I am always real and there are times that I don't want to go on one more day and I know many of you can feel me on this.

But I hold on to that tiny faith, one more step...one more day, one more minute. Just like my favorite Smokey Norville song, I understand, says.

God understands just trust him...he got it, he has you but it's on his time, you just have to take one more step, just one more day.

Almost all of my readers tell me that they relate to me because I am real, I am raw and I tell it like it is. I am not here to tell you, you are going to burn in hell if you don't believe this or that. I am not here to bring you over to "our side" whatever the hell that means and when you do, it will all be a bed of roses.

Or as soon as you become a "Christian" everything will be perfect....oh please give me a break. I refuse to lie to you and I swore I would never lie again, so I will always be real.

The truth is, it's hard, and yes, it may be harder than you think. You will see non believers with things and think why them? You will say I've been doing this for years and nothing is happening so I am going to quit.

But I am here to tell you to hold on. I am here to tell you it will happen but it won't be easy. But in hard times you will know he is there for you even when everyone else leaves you.

He will give you peace in the storms. He will carry you when you can't walk. He will supply all of your needs.

I know it's hard but trust him, hold on to that mustard seed and keep the faith.

And like I say at the end of every blog we all need to be the change we want to see.

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