A man without faith is as useless as a marriage with no love.
Take it from the top: A marriage with a loveless connection between the couple is worth nothing. How can either survive without some form of love bond? Isn’t that what marriage is about? (I mean…it should be…)
So then what are we doing, walking around, going to church, praying, laughing, hoping…with no faith? How can we survive in a world this terrible, and “look forward” to a better life in Christ, without faith? We should just all kill ourselves and have done.
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Well, since that is a horrible thought, I’m going to try and redeem it the best I can, without losing too much substance in the bitingly-cynical understanding of Christianity I am currently in possession of.
Faith is a Godly thing. It arises from an understanding of “knowing nothing” and a child-like trust in God taking care of us, whether it is best for us to die or live, to be poor or wealthy, to be alone or surrounded by friends. Faith gives us the strength to believe that whatever God gives us (or takes away), He does it for the good of everybody. And since this is the hardest thing to understand, one is normally left gasping and struggling for peace and closure, and caught in a usually fruitless search for understanding. “Why, God? Why do You let this happen?” No, no, no, NO! That’s all wrong! The question should be: “How, God? How can I let this change me?” It’s a new train of thought, perhaps, but is it totally revolutionary? Isn’t it what Christ taught in his own country, back in the year 34, or whatever it was?
I’m currently writing a script about Faith. It’s an exploration, really. Each script is. It explores the extent of my own knowledge (what I know, what I don’t, and what’s hidden away, back in the recesses…) and then draws on other’s to complete it, whatever the outcome is. I never know what the end result will be, definitively, but I have a basic idea, and therefore…a script-in-progress. I’ll post the story-version in a few months. Haha.
Think about it. Think about your Faith, and where your stance is, and what you have to lose. Can you forfeit your faith through your actions? Is your Faith dependent on a physical experience with God, in some humanized way? Is your Faith subject to your personal emotions, and if so, is it therefore easily shaken? These are good questions to find the right answers to, because who knows? You might end up having to answer them in more serious circumstances one day.
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