I like the way you talked about Faith going into dark places. I call it having your Faith hijacked. You still have faith but it has just been turned in the wrong direction. Instead of imagining all of the wonderful and good things God could do we imagine the worst that could happen. Our faith is turned away from God.
When I find myself in that situation, I like to play the “what if?“ Game. Instead of imagining all the worst things, I purposely try to imagine all the good things, and say, what if God does this or what if God does that…. It helps me turn my eyes on Jesus, and put my faith where it belongs.
Thanks for sharing that, Cami. I like to think of turning towards Jesus and towards possibility – it feels different from just avoiding the pain and and feels like choosing positive that isn’t Pollyanna-ish
Good thoughts, well said. 😀
I like the way you talked about Faith going into dark places. I call it having your Faith hijacked. You still have faith but it has just been turned in the wrong direction. Instead of imagining all of the wonderful and good things God could do we imagine the worst that could happen. Our faith is turned away from God.
When I find myself in that situation, I like to play the “what if?“ Game. Instead of imagining all the worst things, I purposely try to imagine all the good things, and say, what if God does this or what if God does that…. It helps me turn my eyes on Jesus, and put my faith where it belongs.
Thanks for sharing that, Cami. I like to think of turning towards Jesus and towards possibility – it feels different from just avoiding the pain and and feels like choosing positive that isn’t Pollyanna-ish