Beyond the Feeling: Faith as Verity
“Faith is a knowledge, not a feeling.” When I first heard these words, my mind wandered—what does that even mean? Shouldn’t I feel like things are going to work out before they do? Isn’t faith the act of believing and emotionally affirming that I am at peace in my heart, and therefore confident that what I desire will manifest? Unfortunately, no. That is not how faith works. Scripture says, “For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe with confident trust that you have received them and they will be given to you”. Faith had always appeared distant to me, something I needed to feel. In hindsight, that ideology was far-fetched. When “trust” entered the picture, everything shifted. To trust is to possess a level of certainty about an outcome or a person’s behavior. I can confidently say I trust someone because, time and time again, they have proven faithf...