As I write this, I am expectantly waiting on God for a miracle in my personal life. Circumstances have made certain things impossible, but I am holding on to the hope that nothing is impossible with God.
As days and months and even years go by without my miracle transpiring, I find myself contemplating the meaning of faith. And questioning whether I have enough.
Hebrews 11:1 states that “faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”. Yet I can’t help but wonder, when will I see? How long must I have faith? Is God testing my faith during this waiting period? How do I know that my faith will be rewarded?
The questions keep popping up in my mind and I am not sure when or if ever I will have an answer. I do know what God expects of me though: Hebrews 10:38: “But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” As hard is it is to swallow, even if I don’t get my miracle, I know I should still have faith that God knows everything and is in control of everything.
My definition of faith is summarized in this short phrase: If you believe before you see, you will see what you believe. I know that God is a rewarder of faith and I know that; “Without faith it is impossible to please God…” (Hebrews 11:6). Faith is of utmost importance in our walk with Him.
So I pray for grace to be able to grow my faith and trust in His faithfulness. While there is still hope and if God has not said no, hold on to His promises, because He will reward your faith.
He shows this to us in Hebrews 11 as the writer celebrates the heroes of Faith. Noah had never seen rain, but he was warned about the coming destruction and he had faith that what God said would come to pass… Abraham had not yet seen any descendants expect for Isaac, and yet was told by God to go offer him as a sacrifice, his one and only son.
You too may have not yet seen your miracle either, but trust Him to give you faith in the waiting and hope in His promises – He will never fail you.
The Faithfulness of God 