Death to Self

Faith, being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Read it and re-read that first sentence. What do I hope for? Good health? safety for my kids? financial security? promotion at work? Its what the ancients were commended for. Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Rahab and all the others that there was not enough time to tell about. When they died they were still living by faith, sure of what they hoped for and certain of what they did not see. How do I live like that without dieing to self of which I do not understand? How do I only hope for God? Just thinking!