This is going off of my last post on the faith not to worry. I've been thinking a lot about the role faith plays in life, especially at the stage I'm in.
In my mission, I had to have the faith to do. Going up and talking to someone on the street was exercising my faith. Challenging someone to be baptized exercised my faith. Basically, doing what I was expected to do as a missionary was exercising faith. Each time I obeyed, I was strengthening my faith and my power to do more.
I'm noticing that in daily post-mission life, faith is a bit different. There are many unknowns. Many decisions. Many things that I have to wait and see and have the faith that everything will turn out alright as long as I am being obedient. This is the faith to be patient. I think the faith not to worry is included in this term. Or maybe a better term would be the faith to trust. Being patient and not worrying both are demonstrations of trusting in the Lord. We have to trust in his timing. Trust that he knows what's best for us and cares for us. Trust that everything will go turn out for our good.
I believe that when we sincerely feel this type of faith, this calm reassuring faith, we are true believers. It is one thing to say you believe in Christ. It is another thing to let this belief become a part of you to the point where you trust in Him more than in yourself. And you feel great peace about it.
