Faith, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
“Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld”
Hebrews 11:1
No doubt these are difficult times hard to deal with. Many people are confronted with the loss of income – losing their jobs, their business, contracts, (life) savings – the things that enable us to sustain our lives. You may be forced to cope with such dealings right this moment. It happened to me a few times over the years but I always got back on my feet. I found that having faith assisted me. For example it enabled me to come across less desperate in interviews, be more composed and display confidence and calm. I was able to make good decisions rather than let panic, stress and anxiety cloud my thinking and actions. The point here is ‘enabled me’. I still had to get active, I didn’t sit back waiting for miracles to happen. I had to go out and do something. But having faith has always been reminiscent of a safety net beneath me – should I fall off the high wire of life I will not be severely crippled. Eventually I can get back up again. Faith provides peace of mind and what better image to illustrate this feeling than this curious Mourning Dove, which was sitting on our air conditioner one year peering through the window.
There is something important to keep in mind: faith is like a muscle, if it is not exercised regularly it shrinks and eventually becomes so weak that any form of pressure will break it (akin to falling through a poorly maintained net). It is important to make time to exercise your faith, daily – because once it’s broken it will no longer catch you when you do fall.
Some further readings on Faith as well as Mourning Doves.
Tags: believe, contemplating, faith, Mourning Dove, Musings, peace of mind, Photography by Thorsten Becker
This post is so true, thanks for the booster shot!
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Beautiful. I couldn’t agree more. That photo is stunning!