by Dr. Mark Brewer :: They say there is a line between faith and foolishness. The other day I had to have milk in my coffee, and just because the expiration date was a week earlier, what could go wrong? Well after enjoying my cup of coffee cottage cheese, I realized some things just have to be used. Faith is the same. Even though faith is not something we work up on our own, but is a response to what God has already done, we need to act on it. When I look at my life, it’s the times that I step out in faith that actually creates more faith. Hardly a new revelation, but one I’m always shying away from.
Why does God so like this faith thing? I think it’s because relationships have shelf lives. If friendship is made up of shared experiences, we need to keep creating fresh experiences in our relationships. It is true some friends are low maintenace and can be peacefully “out of our sight” in our daily routines and “reconnected” after months like we just talked with them. But every relationship needs to be cared for because they are living, breathing things just like the people who make them up. God is no different. Faith means that we are taking His hand and learning fresh new things with our Heavenly Father. I hope to step out this week and discover a brand new thing with God. I know I’ve learned not to push dairy expiration dates too long.
