Keeping the Faith

If you've ever run upon hard times, whether caused from your own actions or outside influences you know how important it is to keep the faith.

 If you're like me, when things are slow you tend to self reflect and try to figure out the reasons why, rather than just riding the wave and letting things take their natural course. I am a highly motivated go getter type that doesn't like to sit still for very long, so slow times can take their toll.

Lately things have been somewhat slow. So being the personality type that I am, I start analyzing and trying to see if there is something I can do to change it. Is it something I have done, or am doing wrong?  Nope. Everything I am doing on my end most likely exceeds what my competitionis doing.

Just the same, I start down the checklist anyway. Am I treating my customers like they should be treated? Check. Have I developed an entitlement mentality? God forbid. Have I sent out a thank you card for every transaction? Check. Am I being a good husband and father? Check. Am I spending my time in the morning in prayer and study? Check.

It seems like I am doing everything I need to do in order to be Blessed and successful so the cause has to be from outside my circle of influence. Maybe it's a bit of testing or maybe Satan has his finger on me because I love God instead of him. God knows. At any rate it's time to check another list. This one is much shorter than the last. It starts like this. Do I have a roof over my head? Check. Do my family and I have food in our tummies? Check. Do I have the FAITH to know that God will provide for us as long as I do my part? Check.

                                                                           Being a believer in Jesus Christ and having Faith that our Father will provide is essential during hard times. For some it is easy and for others it requires a conscious effort and daily reaffirmation. Either way, exercising that Faith not only helps us, it shows our Father that we love him and opens the doors for him to pour out blessings upon us.

As God's children we have a lot more in common then we like to think. I hope someone finding themselves in similar trials is helped by this little blog.