FAITH THAT LIVES
Faith is not a word we wear—it is a life we live. It is not a certificate of belief, but a continual surrender to the will of Christ. True faith moves the heart to obedience and the hands to service. It is more than something we say; it is something we show. As James wrote, “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26). Real faith breathes, walks, and loves. It is seen in the quiet acts of those who trust God when the night is long and the way is hidden.
Jesus never called anyone to half-hearted belief. He called us to follow—to take up our cross and walk in His steps (Luke 9:23). Faith that only speaks will fade, but faith that serves will shine. It is one thing to say, “I believe,” and another to live as though Christ is truly Lord. The world listens more to the sermon we live than to the one we preach. A single act of kindness born of faith often says more than a thousand words of theology.
The early disciples turned their world upside down because they first turned their hearts right side up. They believed deeply and loved boldly. Their faith was not hidden behind closed doors; it walked the streets, fed the hungry, and comforted the broken. That same living faith can still change hearts today—one prayer, one act of mercy, one word of truth at a time. Faith that loves cannot stay silent.
Our faith is tested not in comfort but in trial. It holds steady when the winds blow and hope seems dim. It trusts when understanding fails. When our strength gives out, faith leans harder on the everlasting arms. The fire of adversity does not destroy real faith—it refines it. In the furnace of hardship, we learn that our foundation is not in ourselves, but in Christ alone.
So let us keep our faith alive—faith that prays, faith that works, faith that endures. Let it be known not merely by what we say, but by how we serve. Let our hearts reflect His love, and our lives display His light. For when faith is alive, it points beyond us—to the One who said, “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Revelation 2:10).
Bryan Dewayne Dunaway
