Gotta Have Faith

As I listened to the radio this morning on my way to an appointment, I heard a fellow entrepreneur talk about how he started his business.  He stated that at first it was a hobby, but it soon became a burning passion.  In order for him to turn his burning passion into a reality, he had to step out on faith.

What is faith?  Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) states that “Faith is the substance of things hoped for; evidence of things not seen.”  The American Heritage dictionary states that faith is the “confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.”

During the course of my life, I have learned that in order for you to believe in anything else, you must first believe in yourself.  You must have a feeling of self-worth and self-confidence before you can have faith in anyone or anything.

Far too often, people have faith in God, faith in their family and faith in other things, but do not have faith in themselves.  Faith is something people can tell you about, but ultimately it is something no one can teach you.  It is a confidence that you develop when you find inner peace and inner courage.


Many of us put our faith in others or material things, only to be let down.  Life deals us a variety of storms.  If we have no faith when a storm comes, our spirits can easily be crushed. In order to diffuse these feelings of doubt, God has equipped us with the ability to handle our storms.  The more confidence we have in ourselves and the more we are prepared to deal with the storms, the more faithful we will be through it all.  No matter how big the problem is, if you have faith that you will come out of the storm just fine, you will be able use your God-given ability to disarm any doubtful feelings.

Your task is to find your inner peace, step out on faith and, most importantly, take a chance. You will never know if there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow unless you follow the rainbow.  Yes, I know this is frightening to most of us.  Think about riding your bike for the first time, starting a new job, and any other "first" you've encountered.  Think about it. You made it through those encounters and tackled them head on.  Why? Because you had faith in yourself and you had faith in God to help see you through.
Learning to have faith in yourself is a daunting task.  Sometimes, I had to learn this the hard way at times, but I eventually learned how to disarm doubt and have more faith in myself.  Once I believed in myself and believed that I could do it, I turned my passion to become a entrepreneur into a reality and stepped out on faith into a new a more faith-filled life. Each day, I am living my dream because I have faith in myself and faith in God to tackle the storms.

Through it all, I know that I gotta have faith to keep on keeping on