Several months ago I was going through some difficult times and needed to "step up to the plate" with some family matters. When I was going through those moments, I never thought I would come out of the situation with a positive outlook. However, after going through the lowest of lows and wishing it was the highest of highs, I realize that what got me through was my faith. It wasn't just time passing, it was God working through those moments. It took me going through all of that to realize just how faithful God is to the faithful. When we praise him through the storms of our lives, He blesses us back. I have been so richly blessed with friends who are understanding, compassionate, caring, loving, encouraging and supporting. When friends noticed that I was down and out, they were able to make me laugh. God brings these types of people into our lives for these particular moments, to lift us when we are down. As I look back now on my life, I am a stronger and better person for making the choices I made, and it is simply because I had faith in God to get me through. Someone questioned me several months ago about how I could believe in someone who I can't see or feel. I answered them with a simple phrase but that has now become one of my favorites.
"I have faith in God just as I have faith in the sun, not because I can see it but because I cannot see without it."
My prayer is that this phrase allows the non-believers to think about what having faith truly means.
Mexico 2008
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