By Faith This Time

Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

Seasons of hard times in our lives have come and gone many times. There have surely been seasons where our lives have been shaken with challenges to our health, finances, family structure, and perhaps our overall sense of identity. The way we respond to challenges has a lot to do with the way they get resolved. Can you recall times in your life when you responded to your challenges with all of the gusto you could muster to problem solve and work your way out of whatever mess you were in? I can't be the only one...LOL. Think about the times where you stopped and thought about who you knew that was in a position to help you out of your predicament. Think about the times when you simplified your problem down to how much money it would take to make this go away. Just stop and consider the times when you decided that the only way to get it straight would be just to show up and go to battle with whomever was on the other side of the challenge. Oh and let's not forget the times when self-medication was the go to solution; when the subconscious thinking was, "How about I just not feel this at all...until it works itself out." I have no doubt that all of those strategies and many others have gotten us this far, beyond setback after setback, and we are still here.

In this season of corporate struggle that our world is in right now due to all the adjustments being made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, my encouragement is that we adopt faith as our solution this time. Nahhh, not your parents’ or grandparents' faith. Your personal relationship with God is the solution for the challenges of this time. We are facing challenges that we've never faced before. It's time that we adopt a true faith in God, the only solution that is sure not to fail. Let's take some time today and read about and be inspired by the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11, which begins with a clear definition of what faith is as we begin to read their testimonies:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. (Hebrews 11:1-2)

Focus on your faith in God.

Be Blessed!
~Nina

Declaration: I will resolve my challenges by my personal faith in God.