I’m pretty sure you had faith last month. I remember seeing it with you just last week. Didn’t you have faith yesterday morning when you woke up? And, I swear you went to bed with it last night. So, what happened to it? Where did it go? It was there one minute, then it was gone. You know what? I’m sure it’s around somewhere. It’s gotta be. You just misplaced it. Temporarily. Don’t worry, you’ll get it back. It’ll only be gone a little while. Of this, I am sure.
Look high and low. Search near and far. Faith’s gotta be somewhere you haven’t even thought of looking. But . . .
You’ve gotta search for it.
You’ve gotta find it.
Then, you’ve gotta reclaim it.
First, check your mind.
Whenever you think of all the bad things in the world and in your life, of all the people and things that piss you off and try to hold you down, and of all the crap that screws up the plans you’ve laid out for yourself . . . faith may be lost in your mind. It’s dark in there. And very lonely at times, too. Perhaps faith got buried under all the rubble of your pessimistic thoughts . . . and is held captive by your negative “what if” scenarios, just sitting there replaying rerus over and over in your mind until, poof! Faith disappeared.
If you think faith is here, cease all heavy thoughts. Redirect the despair and the woe is me that lives in your mind and let them roll off your shoulders and slide onto the ground. Then stomp on them, step over them, and take your faith back!
Faith not there? Then, check your heart.
Sometimes it hurts so bad in your heart that faith gets trapped beneath all the pain. It gets trampled beneath multiple layers of hurts and heartbreaks and disappointments that life slams you with. Faith drowns under the heaviness of old scabs and war wounds and suffocates. Then, poof! Faith disappears.
If you think faith is here, breathe deeply through the pain and the tears and press on. Glance back on those hurts, but don’t linger too long. Day by day, each layer of dismay will peel away. And every sting you felt, and every curse thrown your way, and every piece of disrespect you were shown, poof! Gone. Faith is back!
Faith not there either? Next, check your soul.
Ah yes, your soul. The gateway to so many feelings and emotions and warm energies just waiting to be unleashed by you out into a world that can be so cruel and draining. Your soul is one of light and brightness, of hope and inspiration. Your soul is the connection to the one who created you and who has the best plans for you. The one who is most faithful and who never ever turns His back on you. Check in with your soul. Search your soul really well. This is faith’s favorite place to hide. When you think faith has disappeared, you may just find it here waiting patiently for you.
Now! Run! Go seek out faith. Check everywhere. Speak faith loudly! Tell it to come back home! Speak faith to God! Tell Him you miss it and want it back! Speak faith to satan and his minions! the evil one has to run when you declare faith! And even if faith isn’t back completely, speak it out. Loud! Then for sure you’ll start calling it out of hiding. And you’ll start believing again! And living in faith! And loving life! And faith will manifest itself. Through your own words and into the heavens.
That’s all that God wants from you. Your faith! But you gotta have faith to give it to Him. Now, run, go find it!
