Faith

    “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen.” -Hebrews 11:1 (NASB)

    This is my favorite verse in the Bible, it’s the verse I strive to live by each day. The version above is from the New American Standard Bible, but I think I like the New International Version better. It reads, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” This speaks volumes to me. It tells me that there will always be things in life we don’t understand, but we must trust God despite all of this. It also shows me that we need to trust that there are ways God works in the world, through us or those around us, that we might never see. 

    I also appreciate the way this verse is worded in the NASB, because I love the words assurance and convictions. I’m sure I speak for most people when I say that when something good will happen to me, I like to be assured that it will happen. The “assurance of things hoped for” tells me that God has promised us good things, here on earth and in Heaven. 

    He desires great things for us, for us to lead others to Him and glorify Him in our lives, and then to join Him one day in Heaven. As for convictions, this means that we believe in what we believe with absolute certainty. It means that we believe without a doubt that God is with us wherever we go, no matter what we do, and that He is always waiting for us with open arms. And we want to share it with the world, with no fear, which stems from having that assurance that God has our backs.


    "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen." Faith is knowing who we put our trust in and knowing that even when we think He isn't there, He's actually been there the whole time. Sometimes we just don't look very hard.