Faith: A Daily Decision

He’s been faithful, faithful to me
Looking back His love and mercy I see
Though in my heart I have questioned
Even failed to believe
Yet He’s been faithful, faithful to me

Anytime, I think of the words “faith” or “faithful,” that song always comes to my mind. Many times when we are walking through a valley in our life, it’s hard for us to see the faithfulness of God. The age old question “How could a good God allow bad things to happen to good people” may creep into our mind. Hebrews 11:1 says: Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (KJV). The New Living Translation says it like this…Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. When situations arise in our life and we question why or we can’t see any good reason for them, we have to rest in those “things we cannot see.”

Looking back on the past few years of my life I can see times that resting in the faithfulness of God is all I could do. One such situation – a “hope” – was during the time my husband and I were trying to conceive. When we made the decision to have children I prepared myself that, like many of my friends, it could take several months to conceive. Imagine our surprise and joy when we discovered, after only one month, that we were expecting. I couldn’t believe it! We couldn’t wait to tell our family and friends the awesome news. However, after only 7 weeks we were devastated to learn that I was miscarrying our first child. I couldn’t understand how or why God would allow this to happen. I couldn’t find a reason. I had even more questions when 2 months later I began to miscarry our second child. Three months later, when I found out I was again pregnant, I found it very difficult to trust God’s faithfulness…I lived in fear that what I hoped for would never come to fruition.

I tried to trust in the goodness and faithfulness of God, but it was a daily challenge…a daily DECISION. I had to choose each day when I got up that I would trust that God was in control and that He alone knew what was best for me, my husband and my family – even for my children (that I did not have yet). I can’t tell you that it was an easy journey or that I fully understand why God allowed me to face such a difficult situation on my life journey…maybe to help other women facing a similar circumstance…but I do know that God IS faithful. And today, as I sit here basking in the peace and quiet of my home, I know He has been faithful to bless me with not ONE but TWO awesome children – who are both healthy, happy and peacefully napping in their beds. God is always faithful to those who trust him. We have to choose daily to trust that faithfulness and to know that no matter what life throws at us, He alone is in control!

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