Keeping the Faith

[roadsquish]

"Faith is trusting God."

This used to be enough for me ... but that was in a different life. Now I find myself thinking "how shallow" when I hear it or read it. It just seems incomplete ... like a cliche thrown out whenever someone asks for the meaning of the word faith. It's not enough for me anymore. It's  .... unsatisfying I guess ... doesn't

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[sominfun]

We're going through Exodus in church, and I've been thinking about the Isrealites who were slaves for generations. And then the ones who didn't get to see the promised land. And there's this passage in Judges about how just one generation after being delivered into the promise land the Israelites turned to Baal. All of those things have got me thinking along similar lines about hope and promises and how fickle and impatient and unfaithful we are. Lately I've been struggling with doubting God because the world is broken, and I'm so sad. But then a friend reminded me that the brokeness of this world drives us to the Great Physician (http://tamaraoutloud.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/when-the-world-breaks-your-heart/), and now your writing is doing the same. So I'm encouraged by your post and by your struggle to trust. You aren't alone.

[chestnutcurls]

I agree.

It's really difficult to struggle with these things. I'll pray for you.