Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why do we need to have faith in something? In something greater than us, in particular. Is it because it is what gives us meaning and purpose? Is it because it gives us something to aspire to? I hate when people say “since men and women have existed.” So ask yourself, since you have existed – have you always had this desire to explain why things happen the way they did? Of course. Who hasn’t? And for some of us, putting that faith in God and using him to explain all of the wonders and questions in this world is just what we need to help satisfy those meanings in life.
People like to say that the truest form of faith is in that of a child. And that’s because their faith hasn’t been obscured by reason, other people’s opinions and what they read or see on TV. I look at where I am now, and wonder if I am really questioning that there is a God or if I’m just afraid to admit that he might actually exist.
And I wonder if it’s not because I can’t prove he exists – like I have been telling myself, but if it’s because of the changes I have to make in my life if he does. Living a life based on what I think is right or wrong, and with what I think my time should be devoted to doesn’t always matchup to what we’re taught in Church and in scripture. My life is busy enough as it is. Do I have time for this? Are these adjustments I’m ready to make?
And yet, I think I also question God because I do want him to exist. I want to be comforted. I want Heaven to exist. But with the way I’m wired I find it so hard to believe in something I can’t prove is there. And so I startup this site. I dive into research mode to learn what I can about it. Because I’m trying to prove to myself that he is really there. And if he’s always there than things will always work out and in the end everything will be okay.
Who wouldn’t want that?
I always find that when I start focusing on how God can enrich my life and not that he would be some other item on my todo list, that the staircase Martin Luther King Jr. is talking about doesn’t seem so scary after all. We all go about coming to terms with our faith in our own way, and while mine may be much longer than others, I trust it will pay dividends in the end. But the key is to not be afraid to take that first step.
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