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Faith.

September 17, 2013 By: project30in20128 Comments

Faith
noun
1. complete trust or confidence in someone or something
2. strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Apprehension
noun 
understanding, grasp

I hadn’t planned to write about faith today. But that’s how it goes, right? Life throws you things you don’t plan for and you just have to keep rolling. I sure wasn’t planning on having my day rocked yesterday by the news that a shooter was loose in Navy Yard, about 1.5 miles from my home (and a site where I have two friends who were working). Yet, here we are. Dealing with another tragedy, attempting to answering more hard questions and wondering why.

But yet…even today, I have faith. I know that God exists and I have complete trust in Him and His plan. It is always easy? NO. One thing I learned early on is that to have faith means to be comfortable not having all the answers. Um…I am NEVER comfortable not having the answer. I’m a lawyer by trade and I want all the information, all the time. I am detail orientated and definitely type-A and don’t do well with ambiguity.

But yet…I have faith. Even though it goes against everything my logical brain thinks, even though it means I don’t have answers to hard questions, even though I may never understand so many things (ack – it is SO hard to accept the not knowing!) – I have faith.

How? Well, as logical as I am, I know that life just isn’t random. I know that there is more to life than waking up, going to work and going home. I know that there is more. I know that the “luck” I’ve had really isn’t luck. Some of this knowledge is just inherent and some of it is reinforced by sharing my life with a community of folks at my church.

I truly do believe that it’s important to have something to believe in – something to count on when things get difficult or when you feel like you have nothing to hold on to. For me, it’s my faith.

keep calm and pray
What keeps you going when you feel like all is lost? 


Comments

  1. Betsy Smith says

    September 17, 2013 at 11:25 am

    Great post. I can’t even form words for a comment right now, but I totally agree!

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      September 17, 2013 at 11:29 am

      Thanks Betsy – it’s so hard to articulate things after a day like yesterday but I felt it was important to try. Thanks for commenting 🙂

      Reply
  2. Mar @ Mar on the Run! says

    September 17, 2013 at 11:32 am

    So well said. I thought about posting today but just can’t formulate the words. Faith.

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      September 17, 2013 at 11:33 am

      Thanks Mar…it’s unbelievable yet again. But yes…faith. Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  3. iceiceandrew says

    September 17, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    Great minds think alike! 🙂 I wrote about a lot of similar struggles and thoughts yesterday. Faith has never been easy for me, and stuff like yesterday makes it even more challenging, but it’s a blessed journey.

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      September 17, 2013 at 12:18 pm

      Indeed – loved both your post yesterday and today 🙂

      Reply
  4. Amanda says

    September 17, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    This was a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing your heart. My faith keeps me going as well. Even if we don’t have answers, I can rest in God’s sovereignty.

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      September 17, 2013 at 9:02 pm

      Thank you Amanda – it was so hard to put words to my thoughts after yesterday but I thought I should at least try. Love what you said about resting in God’s sovereignty! So true.

      Reply

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