Pay close attention to that title. My faith has failed—yes. But, faith in Jesus Christ has never failed me. I am learning how vital to Jesus faith is. It is, I believe, part of the purpose of us who believe remaining here on earth prior to being taken and transformed. I have often wondered: Why does Jesus have such patience with those He has saved being still capable of sinning against Him? What has He appointed this in-between time when we are still capable of such failures?

I think part of the answer (surely missions is an answer), is that Jesus Christ is glorified by the faith of His saints. One day, faith will be made sight. But here and now, the one who believes even when He hasn’t seen is blessed.

And, what greatly encourages me about faith is that Jesus responds to our faith. We are taught to ask and believe that we will receive what corresponds to His will. We are taught in the gospels to pray with faith and belief. We are taught to pray with the understanding that God wants to answer us. He wants us to approach Him with the confidence of belief in His power and willingness to answer us.

I have believed in the Lord for support, for strength, for healing—and He has answered these prayers so beautifully in my life. God loves our faith. We won’t have opportunity to give Him faith-instead-of-sight in glory. We have the opportunity now.