Knowing that your faith is alive keeps us alive. (I Thessalonians 3:8 The Message)
Fear not… Then Find Hope in Others’ Faith
Faith is a gift from God… a supernatural oomph of acceptance that can enable us to believe. We do not always have that particular gift from God though. Thankfully, we can see the gift given to others and find hope in THEIR faith.
Mothers refer to this when telling their doubting children, “I believe enough for both of us.”
Baseball players at bat experience this in the bottom of the ninth with a full count, and the best pitcher in the league about to throw a fantastic pitch… and the batter knows that his fans are trusting he CAN hit that spiraling ball.
Farmers think this way when they go out into the dry fields, and know that the entire county, from oldster to child, is hoping that the God of storms and calm can fix this drought.
The faith of others can inspire us.
It certainly did inspire Paul.
Fear not, then find hope in the faith of others.