Faith & Trust in God’s Will

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, faith is defined as the following: 1814 Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith “man freely commits his entire self to God.

Every time our family prays the rosary and asks for the grace to receive an increase in not only hope & charity; we also ask for an increase in faith. By God’s design as with Job in the Old Testament, is faith in God’s will present during those turbulent times.

Consider the human virtue of trust which we learn over time. As babies, we trust our parents to provide food, shelter & security. When we marry or are in a relationship, we pledge our promise of trust to the other person. However, one thing that is lacking in our present day society is trusting in God’s will & plan.

We value our human dependence & have the tendency to sweep God’s will & time for God in our prayer life under the proverbial rug. Only when we need something do we ask for God’s divine guidance only to realize that trust & faith are a two way street. Asking for God’s assistance to get through the difficult times is a momentous task when we don’t have a relationship with God to begin with.

Perhaps we place idols of entertainment, food, money or items that provide a false sense of comfort & trust before trusting & having faith in that we don’t see.

As Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians reminds us, “hold onto the shield of faith with which one can extinguish all the arrows of the evil one” (Eph 6:16).

As doubting Thomas reminds us when casting his hands upon the wounds of the risen Jesus, “my Lord & my God!” (Jn. 20:28).

Reach out & take God’s hand found in Jesus our brother, friend, teacher & Savior. Let us ask for an increase in the virtue of faith & place our trust in God.