FAITH

“If there is One thing left on Earth that you can strongly hold on to in life, please let it be Unshakeable Faith.”

Faith…A Powerful and Controversial concept. Many people are willing to die for their Faith and there are those who laugh or scoff at the same idea…

Faith is defined as confidence or trust in something…To me,  Faith is simply belief…Belief in the unseen or the unproven…

The concept of Faith is almost always related to a Religious theme…. Almost all organized Religions or groups that cite GOD or the concept of a “Higher Power” rely on the idea of Faith, their belief in an unseen power, the “Creator” , the “Host”,  or the “Father”…

My experience with Faith has been both  powerful and rewarding….As a young man I had None. My life was my own, that’s how I was raised…I had All the Power…Discipline, Hard Work, Determination, & Ambition were the only things that mattered…I had Faith that I alone could “Will” the outcomes of my life…

“Man Makes Plans & GOD Laughs.”  My favorite expression from the Talmud…As  I have travelled the winding road of my life at the age of 55 today, I am happy to report to you all…

Faith is Knowing…Knowing that ALL is in GOD’s plan…Knowing that “No Matter What”,  All will be OK…”Belief Squared”  is how I see Faith today…

So many people have doubts. So many think I am foolish to believe in a GOD, a power that I cannot see, that I cannot hear…Where is He? Reveal yourself to me…Show yourself…Just one glimpse…

I liken my Faith in GOD and his Power to a magical force in the Physical world that We ALL know ….The Wind!!!  You cannot see the Wind…Yet we all know it exists…We can easily see the effects of the Wind, we can feel the beauty of a breeze, and we can see the devastation and the power the Wind can bring…

As many of you know I am in a brutal legal situation…My life since July 2009 has been “Out Of My Control”….I consider it  “Dire” and “Life Threatening”….So many of you have reached out to me and asked,  “Are you OK?”  “How do you function?”  “What’s holding you up?”

The answer is simple and becoming increasingly more clear…My Faith…My belief that All will be OK in the end…Like many of you, I Know that I’m being tested by forces beyond my control…For whatever the reason I am walking on a lonely and a dangerous path…

However, I must tell you…I am not walking alone. GOD is with me. At times he is holding me up, keeping me calm, encouraging me to go forth…

From time to time I become Overwhelmed….I cannot deal, I cannot concentrate…Fear takes over,  paralyzing me, causing me great pain and discomfort…

That’s when I seek my Faith…I pray, I pray hard, I even beg….I beg GOD to take the fear and the anxiety away…

And he does…Time and Time again he removes the pain, the fear, the discomfort…It is Unbelievable!!!  When I can’t take one more ounce of pain, the Grace of GOD, the unseen GOD, blesses me , and ALL feels OK once again…

I’m not sure why but I feel compelled to share this with you…One thing I know for sure, GOD loves you as well…All will be OK…No matter what you are facing, who,  or where you are , please have Faith, and know ALL will be OK…He is Here and He knows…Like the Wind, his Power and his Grace can be felt…Have no doubt, find your Faith…

“Yea, Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death, I Will Fear No Evil: For Though Art With Me.” ~ Psalm 23