Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and being certain of what we do not see
During the last lifegroup that I attended, the topic was on the power of tongue. For the first time in my life I began to comprehend the power that lies in our words. Words can be used for creation and destruction, for love and for hatred. God created the world by speaking it into existence, and thus, words create. When a political leader decides to declare war against another for whatever reason, whether it was for vengence, independence, religion or to break free from suppression, the words of declaration destroys. When a couple decided to tie the knot before the altar, the words of their vows speak of love and eternal devotion. When backstabbing occurs, the words reveal hatred.
And then I started thinking about the words that we say in our everyday lives, and how often our words often reflect lack of hope and full of despair. It was as if such words are the norm in society. When we ask students who are facing major exams the question "How did you do in the exam?", society taught them to say "Oh, it was really hard.", "I think I'm going to fail", "Please don't talk about it" etc., even though in reality, they did ok, or really well. When our hearts are hoping for something that seems possible and yet, not in sight, we always try to supress whatever little hope that we have in our words. Words such as "I don't think I'm ever going to get a job", "I don't think I'll ever find that special someone", "God won't allow it", "It's never going to happen" etc shows hope, but it is all pushed away.
Sometimes it is hard to speak words of faith mainly because if what we hope for does not happen, we will look like fools. But what is life without hope? What's the point of living if we don't take that little step of faith and believe that good things do happen to people even though lots of crap happens as well. I love the words in the Bible because it brings me hope. Mark 11:24 says "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."
There are many things that my heart desires. Some of it are my hopes and dreams, while others are the dreams of other people that I wish to see come true. Sometimes it is so hard to believe that my prayers will come true, but it is in these times when I try to continue praying anyway. Because He hears me. Even though the plans that I have for my life may not be the same as His, He still hears me, and He knows that I have hope in Him, and He will provide.
On another note, I'm really enjoying my holidays now... hehe
