Living By Faith

Living by Faith

Living by Faith is not easy

But it gets easier as one continues to live

I decided long ago to live by Faith

As a teenager, I decided that

The lack of money would never prevent me from

Doing what I want to do in life and to have a meaningful one

I was taught

“Where there is a will, there is a way”

To live by “Faith”

Personal choice

For Faith is the substance of things hoped for

And the evidence of things not seen

I believe in the spiritual things of life

And so did Plato, in his “Theory of Forms”

There is definitely something beyond this physical world

And I believe

I believe in a Supreme Being

Who is actively involved in the affairs of men

Believing for the sake of believing

And yet believing when ALL OF THE CHIPS are down

Because of a deeper connection with a greater Source

It’s also about attitude

Good gracious, I can still hear my grade school teachers

Preaching the message of “attitude”

All the time, to us students

Faith is indeed and always challenged by doubt

Often one horrendous life experience right after another

Life is like a see saw, one side goes up

The other side goes down

 Believers never throw in the towel

Because Faith is greater than doubt

It is positive thinking

Some people have more Faith than others

Because Faith is also a spiritual gift

The trial of one’s Faith can be horrendous

Like gold tried in the fire seven times

To live by Faith is to have everything is called into question

Am I a fool to have such Faith?

Am I a fool to believe?

Is this world all that there is?

Is God real?

After such emotional, mental and existential turmoil

I keep the FAITH

And remain a believer

To have a spiritual purpose for living and surviving this world

Faith is far better than gold or silver

Never a second hearse carrying the goods of this world

Not so Egyptians princes

Others are enjoying your worldly goods

When one’s Faith is rewarded

Hope increases and has its function and purpose

That is, to hope for more

Hope is far better than a wish or dream

Hope has substance that is not known to this world, as it were

Hope is spiritual

For tribulation worketh patience;

Patience, experience;

And experience, hope

And a result of having diverse experiences

Today, I am relying on my Faith, experiences and hope

For continued hope and survival in this world

And for the knowledge of something better ahead

Each victory, large or small

Is appreciated and fodder for continued Faith