Statement of Faith by Confirmand, Part 7

 Faith Statement

Love surrounds all of us every day. It lives within us down to the deepest core of our hearts. “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). I believe in the power of love that is said to be shown by God. I believe that this love exists in different enough forms that we sometimes don’t recognize it even when it stares us in the face.

People love every day, whether it be in happiness, or in sorrow, or in anger. In ways, love can be the cause of sorrow and anger. When you miss a close family member, or maybe going to their funeral, you don’t mourn because you don’t miss them or don’t care, you do it because you feel the love that you have for them bleeding from your heart.

Love also leads to forgiveness. “We forgive so that we may not be outwitted by Satan’s designs” (2 Corinthians 2:11). God forgives every single one of us, even if we feel as though we do not deserve to be forgiven. Forgiveness is never a sin that we will regret; just as we will never regret being kind. Forgiveness and kindness are not altogether the same, but are very similar. You should always forgive out of the kindness of your heart. It would surprise many people how these two necessities of life are being renewed every day. It only takes one act to help people see face to face.

Faith is also a part of the deep decisions that we make every day. “We live by faith “so that we do not lose heart” (2 Corinthians 4:16). Faith is believing that the good in this world will overpower evil. And that heaven will always be where your spirit goes instead of hell. It is believing that darkness will never overpower light in the kingdom of God. But I also believe that evil, hell, and darkness is what it takes for us to see the good in the world, to realize how amazing the power of heaven is, and to really appreciate the light. If there was only darkness in this world, then when light were to come, I’m sure that many of us would rejoice and learn to love and appreciate what we didn’t have before.

We only understand the true value of something when we don’t have it. And this leads us back to faith. Faith is most importantly believing that we can get it back when we realize the true meaning.

Hannah P.