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What Is Faith?

November 8, 2006 by Barbara H.

 

What is faith? It is believing
That God’s promises are true;
Gladly taking what He offers,
Knowing that it is for you.

What is faith? ‘Tis simply trusting,
Leaning on the Mighty One;
Putting all your weight upon Him,
Yielding all to Him alone.

What is rest? ‘Tis faith reclining
In the Everlasting Arms;
Doubts removed and burdens banished,
Perfect peace amid alarms.

 

—Author Unknown

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Posted in Christian Life, Poems, Thoughts From Scripture | 4 Comments

4 Responses

  1. on November 8, 2006 at 8:09 pm Barb

    How nice. It’s simple but it’s beautiful. Thank you for this.


  2. on November 9, 2006 at 12:15 am Sting My Heart

    Oh – this is beautiful :) …May I borrow it for Laced with Grace on Monday? Please let me know…


  3. on November 13, 2006 at 7:49 am Laced with Grace » Lean On Him…

    [...] Last week as I was visiting Blogs for Wordless Wednesday, I came across the below poem on Barbara’s Blog (yes – I do read sometimes more than just the memes — Thanks Barbara for allowing me to use it here): What is faith? It is believing That God’s promises are true; Gladly taking what He offers, Knowing that it is for you. [...]


  4. on June 23, 2009 at 3:03 am Laced with Grace » Still Leaning on Him

    [...] week as I was visiting Blogs for Wordless Wednesday, I came across the below poem on Barbara’s Blog (Thanks Barbara for allowing me to use it here): What is faith? It is believing That [...]



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