Faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ

In my personal scripture study this morning, I've been reading about faith.  I love the above quote.  It emphasizes that true faith is deep enough that we can embrace the truth of it, even when there is no visible evidence.

It is easy to have faith when the sun is shining and life is good.  it is easy to think about God's love when our spirits are high and all is going well.  The true test of faith is when life is full of challenges and our spirits are down.  That is when the truly faithful stand out before God.

Here is one of the several scriptures I read about faith this morning:

• And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
• He who hath faith to see shall see.
• He who hath faith to hear shall hear.
• The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.
• And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me, have power to become my sons; and inasmuch as they break not my laws thou shalt bear their infirmities. (D & C 42: 48-51)

Sometimes the Lord answers our prayer of faith through healing.  Sometimes He answers our prayer of faith through giving us the strength to bear our burdens.  Sometimes He calms the sea; sometimes He calms the sailor; sometimes He allows the sailor to swim awhile to strengthen spiritual muscles and character.  Those whose faith in Christ is true will cling to that faith in all things.

Text copyright Gebara Education February 2013

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