When I was a young girl, I was fascinated by my favorite book, Seven Wonders of the World. My father and grandmother took me to Sunday school, where I wondered about our faith. My late dad always taught me to battle on—that faith was also a wonder of the world.
The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? To me, the psalmist’s words mean that whenever I wander from God in my life’s path, I can always choose faith. In some of my experiences, daily life presented challenges. But somehow, I always kept a Bible handy and chose faith to see me through.
Some days challenge us to follow our star, Jesus Christ. But Jesus never leaves our side. He prayed that He and His followers could battle injustice, as we all can today. We can aim to avoid conflict and keep our lips zipped.
On other occasions, we should speak up in society and contribute to people in need in any way we can. We can share our support for each other in our churches and the world. Life is too short to be negative. We can pray to be positive influences.
As believers we can keep choosing faith. Today, yesterday, and tomorrow, we can choose faith.
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Julie Grenness is a former teacher and catechist who is now a writer of many online articles, mainly for baby boomers. She is also a caregiver for a geriatric and a part-time tutor and mentor of young Australians from many lands. She aims to be a woman of God and to walk humbly in the path of Jesus.