Anybody, even unbelievers, could have faith or love if these were the case. When you have faith and believe and things seem to be working haywire or love and your love is not reciprocated, that is an opportunity to substantiate your faith in God or verify the quality of your love. This sounds unappealing but, how else can reality be made appealing? I wish there was a better test!
When you are good, people take you for granted. In real life, it is possible for evil people to be rewarded ahead of good ones. In faith you risk your comfort; and in love, you risk being betrayed. This is the reality of faith and love. This is the reality of things in real world. Only a few exceptions exist.
There is no guarantee things will be easy for anyone. The vicissitudes of life can be overwhelming but when we dwarf emotional outbursts that are capable of escalating the problems at hand and embrace stillness and prayers that incubate strategies, solutions are bound to come, sometimes faster than imagine!
The established consolation in life is that, faithlessness and evil have no enduring future but faith and good do. Know this, learn to have faith in God; be patient and forgiving towards man as a recipe for peace or else, you will be taken by surprise!
Somebody's faith and love is being tested today. How are you reacting to the situation at hand? When you look up (vertical view), you see the perfect God in every situation but when you look around (horizontal view), you see human beings in their imperfections!
As this prose is brought a conclusion, the song of ascents in Psalm 121- 8 (NIV) becomes imperative and cited as follows: "I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."
Whitney Houston in one of her debut songs, "When you believe", authoritatively announced: "There is a miracle when you believe." This line resonates strongly. In God we harvest grace to be faithful; in human beings we prove the quality of our love for one another!
*(Modest Thoughts with Ayuba, Yilgak'ha,18th September, 2025)*
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