
Post-Election Fright

This morning we received an anonymous prayer request on our website. “I have lost my faith. Please pray that if I am to regain it, that God, and Jesus, choose to make himself clear to me. I need to see some miracles, because I have simply seen too much heartache to believe that Jesus is real and brings comfort. I appreciate your prayers on my behalf, because I don’t feel that my prayers have been heard.” My heart goes out to you dear sister/brother. It sounds like your faith has been gradually eroded through some very difficult life circumstances. You are absolutely right in asking for God’s help, which shows that your faith still has a spark of life. The Bible says that faith is a gift given to us by God’s grace (Eph. 2:8). It is not ours to gain or lose because it is a gift and as far I understand the Scripture, it can never be taken away. It unites us to Christ and straps us to his love so that nothing in this universe (neither death nor life… Romans 8:37-39) can separate us. Yet, many of us have experienced being overwhelmed by life to such an extent that our faith is smacked around and battered. Continue reading “For Those Who Have Lost Their Faith”