In this journey of life, there are those times during which my faith in God has been strong. I can see what God has already done for me and know full well I am still under the shelter of His wings. Yet there come those times when things appear to be at their darkest that my faith seems to be waning and seemingly on the way to collapse.
It’s during these times that I am reminded of some of the Biblical characters that appear to me to be ultimately strong in their faith. It’s true that they too went through perilous times in their lives when they questioned God’s promises.
David, the mighty giant slayer, who went to face the nine-foot-tall Philistine, would later run in fear from the armies of Saul. He even requested the sword he had taken and used in his conquest of Goliath because he was in so much fear.
Abraham, who is seen as one of the most faithful of all, doubted God’s promise that he would be the father of many nations. This was even after he had experienced a deeply close encounter with his Heavenly Father.
In both cases, God continued to use the lives of those He has entrusted. He continued to work through them even though their faith had become weak.
So in my journey of life, I know there are going to be times when my faith isn’t as strong as I think it should be given my journey’s twists and turns. It’s even during those times that God can use these events as tests of faith and to build me more into the person He would have me to be in His name.
| Habakkuk 2:4 | “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. |
David Lee 