BELIEVING BEFORE WE UNDERSTAND

Faith.

When there are no signs, no answers, and no certainty. But we’re supposed to believe in the things to come.

That’s hard sometimes.

A lot of times.

People say, “Keep the faith.” And you’re trying. You’re trying to keep the faith. You’re trying to believe in the things you can’t see yet.

But sometimes you just want a sign.

Something.

Something that says, Yes, you’re going the right way. Keep going. It’s coming.

So what do we do when we don’t get that sign?

Maybe that’s where faith really begins.

Maybe faith isn’t having all the answers. Maybe it isn’t feeling completely sure that everything is going to work out the way we want it to. Maybe faith is waking up another day and choosing to believe that there is still something ahead of us, even when we have absolutely no idea what it looks like.

Because sometimes we pray so hard for one particular answer. One particular door to open. One particular thing to happen.

And it doesn’t.

At least not the way we thought it would.

It’s easy in those moments to wonder if our prayers were heard at all. But maybe an unanswered prayer isn’t necessarily an unheard prayer. Maybe a closed door isn’t the end of the road. Maybe it’s simply leading us somewhere we never thought to go.

Maybe keeping the faith isn’t believing that we’re going to get exactly what we’ve asked for.

Maybe it’s trusting that there is still something being prepared for us, even when we can’t see it yet.

And maybe that’s the hardest part of faith.

Believing while we’re still waiting.

Believing before we understand.

Believing when there is nothing in front of us yet that says, See? This is why.

Because just because we can’t see something happening doesn’t mean nothing is happening.

Maybe what is coming isn’t exactly what we asked for.

Maybe it’s exactly what we need.

Just something to ponder…

What if the thing you’re waiting for doesn’t look like what you’ve been praying for? Could you have enough faith to believe that what is waiting for you might be something you never knew to ask for?

With all my heart,

Mary Wyrick

Wyrick Edge