FAITH CARRIES US THROUGH!

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAITH CARRIES US THROUGH!

 

We ALL=have issues  and problems=IN modern day 21^st century society=We

Have the health issues=We have the financial issues=and we have=

ONGOING RELATIONSHIP ISSUES TOO=and on TOP of that=Many of us

Have Faith issues too!=But if we can PERSEVERE=Find our FAITH=Our

FAITH CARRIES US THROUGH!

 

Do you KNOW=what faith is?=In Chapter Eleven of Hebrews=Saint Paul=gives

Us a BRILLIANT description=Of what FAITH IS=”FAITH is the realization=Of what is=

HOPED for=and EVIDENCE of things not seen”                                                                                Hebrews 11:1

FAITH is the most BASIC=The most fundamental=and the MOST NEEDED INGREDIENT=

Of our lives=CAN we hang on=TO OUR FAITH=when everything is going wrong?=Yes

We can=OUR FAITH=CARRIES US THROUGH!=Another definition of FAITH reads=

“Faith is CONFIDENT ASSURANCE=……..and its conviction about=What we do

Not see”=Chapter 11 of Hebrews=ENCOURAGES US=with numerous EXAMPLES of faith=

Read it=FAITH CARRIES US=Through the tough times=PERSIST and persevere!

 

“Not only so=But we also GLORY in our sufferings=Because we know=Suffering produces

PERSEVERANCE=Perseverance-character=and character HOPE=And Hope does

Not disappoint=Because God’s love=Has been poured out into=Our hearts=THROUGH

The Holy Spirit=Who has been given to us”                                                                                          Romans 5:3-5

“And let us run=WITH PERSEVERANCE=The race marked out=for us=Fixing our Eyes

On Jesus=The pioneer=and perfecter=OF OUR FAITH”                                                               Hebrews 12:1-2

 

A lot of TIMES=In this life=We are walking IN DARKNESS=We don’t even know=WHERE

We have been=let alone=Know WHERE we are going=But our FAITH=is STILL CARRYING US=

Our FAITH is=CARRYING US THROUGH!=Faith ALLOWS us=to KEEP moving forward=Towards

The LIGHT=even WHEN we are  surrounded by darkness=and JUST as soon QUIT!

 

But we TRUST OUR GOD=and the others=surrounding us=for BASICALLY  three reasons=

GOD=Knows the TRUTH=God SPEAKS the truth=and He cannot lie=And he will NEVER=

Ever deceive us=FOR ANY REASON=Count on Jesus=Count on the Father=and COUNT ON

Your Family and=Your TRUE Friends=FAITH CARRIES US THROUGH!=The darkness=and

Towards the LIGHT!=”Many Lord=are asking’=’WHO will bring us prosperity?’=Let THE LIGHT

Of your face=Shine on us”                                                                                                                                    Psalm 4:6

“The people=Walking in darkness=Have seen a GREAT LIGHT=On those living in the land=

Of deep darkness=A LIGHT HAS DAWNED”                                                                                                Isaiah 9:2

“In the same way=LET YOUR LIGHT=shine before others=That they may see=Your good

Deeds and Glorify=YOUR FATHER=In heaven”                                                                                     Matthew 5:16

 

Jesus is=THE EXAMPLE=of our FAITH=Saint Francis and Saint Clare=ALL the other saints=

Apostles and prophets=ARE great examples too=But Jesus=and The HOLY FATHER GOD=

Are THE GREAT FOUNDATION=and our ever  confident ASSURANCE=That we can get it done=

FAITH CARRIES US THROUGH!

 

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of OUR EVER FAITHFUL=Ever assuring Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

8-09-2025

 

P        INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Fr. James McKarns