Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Hebrew 11:1
(Preface: I found this in my past journal entries, I had journaled this the day before Felicity’s induction praying that she would come on her own.)💜
-> “It’s the day before my induction. This morning as I read the passage of Hebrews 11 on faith, I was thought provoked with 2 verses.
First one- Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen
And Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”
Being induced isn’t what I want
I have been preparing for an unmedicated birth this time around. But with my GDM, hypertension, and Polyhydramnios, my Drs counseled that the best course of action would be to deliver at 38 weeks.
This morning when I read these verses, something that really struck out to me was how hope and faith are a necessity to believing that God is working when we don’t see it.
I put this into context for myself:
Faith is me hoping baby will come today. I may not see my body working but it is.
Without this faith I cannot please God. I have to believe that He is, and rewarding me for diligently seeking Him.
This concept is hard to grasp and even harder to follow thru with. But after meditating on it I was brought to a realization of how God won’t reward my unbelief. In fact he might just cause the opposite to happen due to my lack of faith.
While this period of waiting is hard, the result is pure joy and bliss.”