How do you know if you have faith if it is never tested? 

• By candidasullivan
• May 17, 2024
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So often, we want to have great faith, but we want to avoid the trials and tribulations that create the faith. 

Hebrews 11:1 KJV

11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

One of my most significant tests of faith was my thumb. I knew that when I went into surgery, my hand would never again work as it had previously. But I believed that God would make an even better way for me.  

Still, there was no guarantee. I had to ignore science, ignore all of the previous doctors’ recommendations that I was not a candidate for surgery, and dismiss the uncertainty. Going into surgery, I asked God to allow my FAITH to be BIGGER than my fear. 

I had to TRUST who God is above all of the noise of the world. I chose to believe that my God would make a way for me. I knew that He loved me enough to stop it all if I was making a mistake. 

I went into surgery with peace in my heart. Instead of thinking about all of the things that might go wrong, I focused on the blessing of a newly constructed hand and a thumb I had never experienced before. 

The journey to get a thumb still makes me cry when I think about it. It was my ultimate test of faith as an adult. I risked never being able to use my left hand again for the opportunity to have a thumb. And God rewarded my faith. 

He rewards those who trust Him. 

Every great thing in my life has happened because I TRUSTED God. I got saved because I trusted that God could and would save me. I took the first step by faith, and God did the rest. He did the saving, and I just believed that He could and wanted Him to. 

I have so many beautiful blessings that I can’t explain. I don’t know how God did it all, I just know He did. And my heart rejoices in His goodness, power, and love. 

By GRACE through FAITH, I am His child!