Fall Into Faith By Sharon K. Connell
The autumn of the year brings so many delights. Cooler weather, the trees, and plants turn to beautiful colors (even in the south sometimes), kids are back in school for some, thoughts of a bountiful harvest, getting together with friends and loved ones for Thanksgiving, and then preparations for Christmas. It’s as though the world slows to a manageable pace once we slide by Labor Day. If you’re anything like me, my entire being seems to take a deep breath and lets it out slowly. My body relaxes as if I’ve run a race during the previous eight months. Reading becomes more enjoyable as I become calmer and more comfortable. What a wonderful time to spend studying the Bible. To sit out in the mild weather and talk to our Lord. The topic being Fall into Faith this month reminded me of falling in love. With all the hurriedness of the earlier months and the things we planned to get done after the new year started and over the summer, have we neglected our Lord? He is the Love of our life. Have we maybe put Him on hold… just a little? Forgotten to have that early morning talk with Him? Put His Word on the shelf while other things took precedence?
Have we even lost our faith in God as our Protector, Provider, and Counselor? Have we taken a step back and fallen out of faith? Faith in our Lord to provide our needs in times of stress and hardship? Faith that He has our best interest always in mind, even when the trials come? One verse that has been going over and over in my mind lately is Hebrews 13:5 “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (AKJV) Even when we have fallen out of faith, He will still be there for us. 2 Timothy 2:13 says, “if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.” (AKJV) He’s there for you, no matter what is going on in your life. Let’s fall back into faith. It’s as easy as falling into a pile of autumn leaves. Spend time with our Lord, whether on your knees in prayer or listening to Him by reading His Word. Strengthen your faith. Fall into Faith.
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