Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6 

The Struggles In Faith

I ask myself everyday if He can hear me or if He is even doing anything to help me or anyone. Faith can be a tough thing to believe in, especially to turn to God when you are struggling the most, when He doesn’t answer back. Often the reason we don’t ask questions is that we are afraid of what it will do to our faith.

In my own life, I’ve really struggled to believe and receive God’s word. As someone who has a very driven personality, I’ve been in times where the weight of the world was weighing me down so much that I didn’t experience God’s love so much. I assumed that God loved me only when I was performing and achieving. But, over the years going to church every week I have found out that this isn’t true and God is here to guide us along this journey of life and help us grow and benefit from each other.

I started to go to church weekly and pray nightly when my friend Bailey passed away. At the time I didn’t think anyone my age could pass away that early in their life, and it left me with a lot of questions. God helps to remind us to hug those on earth a little bit tighter and grief helps us value other people more as we miss the people we’ve loved who have died.

Prayer: Lord, may nothing separate me from You today. Guide me on the right path and the right decisions so each step will lead me closer to You. Help me walk by the Word and not my feelings. Help me to keep my heart pure and undivided. Protect me from my own careless thoughts, words, and actions. And keep me from being distracted by MY wants, MY desires, MY thoughts on how things should be. Help me to embrace what comes my way as an opportunity rather than a personal inconvenience. Thank you Lord, Amen.