Faith

I read a really good blog on faith the other day, which got me thinking a lot about it and what it means to trust God with tangible things. I've come to the conclusion that faith is a lot like sitting in an invisible chair. I've been told that this chair is big, sturdy enough to take all of my weight and more, and part of me believes it. But the other part of me thinks that the moment I sit on this chair it will collapse, if it's even there at all. So at first I was perched on it, sitting in faith but ready at any moment to jump up and support myself. When I saw that it didn't collapse, I relaxed a little bit more. And when God came through for me this morning in an ordinary but visible way, I felt like I was reclining in the chair, comfortable enough to lean back and trust him with all my weight. But I know that next time something comes up I will have to start again, and try to remember that the chair is sturdy enough to hold me. Hopefully next time though, I won't have to start from scratch.