FAITH OVER FEAR

Daily, we go out there and we are faced with choices to make and most of the time, those choices require us to take risks as it sometimes seems like the two choices or all the choices are good at the same time. Most times, we make our choices based on the expected outcomes - those outcomes that are based on what we see. Other times, we make our choices based on faith. Even when we are not sure of the outcome of the outcome we still choose those things. At one point or another, we have all fit into one of these categories or both. We are either making our choices based on logic - things that we can understand or based on faith.

For this weeks Hivelearners topic, we are asked to share our thoughts on THE RISKS WE TAKE. Even as little as babies, they take risks but theirs is obviously based on faith. Personally, I make a lot of choices daily and for most of them, I try to apply logic to it but in cases when I’m confused, I usually prefer making my choices based on faith. I’m someone that believes in the saying that nothing good comes easy, so when it start getting hard, I know I’m on the right path and I have to keep going to get to the prize. If it comes easy all the time, then I know there might be something wrong. Yes, it can come easy some times but not always.

The most recent risk I have taken was based on my health. Some days ago, I was faced with a problem and for some reason I just decided not to eat until things were better for me. Mind you, I wasn’t fasting. I just wanted to keep suffering myself until when the challenge I was facing was over. I was actually so pained by everything that was happening and at some point I actually lost my appetite but even when I regained it, I still chose not to eat. I know how uncomfortable I felt but still I was bent on seeing things work out well first before feeding myself. Because of how weak I was, I kept sleeping to at least strengthen my body a little. I didn’t even drink water too. As a physiologist, I know more than anyone just how much I was punishing myself.

I was already feeling my body needed more food and rest the previous day and then that situation happened and I still chose to risk my health for what was happening because I know I just how much it means to me. I can’t really say exactly what it is I wanted but in the end God did it and the situation was totally under control. I was very happy and it was only then I could finally eat something. I still could not eat much because I know it won’t be good for my body.

At some point, I was scared that I have made a wrong choice for suffering my body but then, I was a bit confident later because I already committed everything into God’s hands and I know that as long as he wants, things will be alright. The situation was a situation that required me to make my choices based on faith and not what I was seeing. If I had made my decision based on what I was seeing, I knew very well that it won’t end well and I was only being tested. I’m glad I endured and God came through for me.

That’s the most recent risk I have taken and I was just fortunate it ended well in the end. I have taken so many risks that didn’t end well but taking those risks refined me and now I’m stronger and wiser.

Thank you for reading through. ❤️