Merry Christmas

  In this holiday season, it is only natural to think about faith. But what is faith, how would you describe it? Well, by faith you accept a lot of things. Unless you are unaware of who your parents are, you accept by faith that they are who they say they are, they are mom and dad. Now faith like this is understood, but have any of you doubted that? Perhaps a few skeletons in the family closet have given you pause?
  But how about something less spiritual and more physical? When you go to sit in a chair, it is by faith that you accept that, not only is the chair there, but that it will support you fully. You do this without thinking, as it is almost always an automatic thing, something that you have done many times, and the chair hasn't failed you yet. You don't take the time to consider it, you just sit down with confidence.
Now it isn't that you couldn't worry about such things, you could, particularly if a chair has ever failed you before. Then, if it were a metal chair, you might think things like, Are there any loose bolts, are all the welds unbroken?
  It is the same with faith in God, all it takes is faith. Christ is the chair that never fails. I know, I can say this with confidence, because I, as is my nature I suppose, challenge everything. So I have tested all the bolts, and checked the solid weld, and have found none of them wanting.  You see, faith comes first from belief, and belief is based on as many facts as you can garner. Belief comes when you have seen that something has more positive facts to support it, then any doubts that you still might have. In short, belief is a decision.