Faith in God

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:6

With this post, let us begin talking about faith. It is a big subject, but I will try to keep it simple and not too long. We will look only at the main aspects, without which our understanding of faith would be incomplete.

The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews (and I believe it was the apostle Paul, because we cannot deny him his Jewishness just because he was the apostle to the Gentiles) writes that it is simply impossible to please God without faith. But there is one more small detail: you have to want to please Him. We try to please those who matter to us. If God matters to us, we will try to please Him.

To please God, we need faith. And faith begins with believing clearly and firmly that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. This brings us to another part of faith: seeking God. If we believe, we live in a state of constant seeking. Not from time to time, not only when we are in need, but literally in a continual state of seeking. By day and by night, in winter and in summer, in sorrow and in joy…

And the last thing I would like to say today is that we need to come to God. We need holy, sacred time to be with Him. Not on the go, not on the road, or rather, not only like that. Because God wants all of us, without distraction by anything else. When you have such time, God draws nearer.

So we must believe that He is and that He is always near. In the posts that follow, I will try to unfold several aspects of faith, and if something seems obvious or familiar to you, don’t worry: reminders help us stay on the Way.