Daily Devotionals by Ardith Keef

     Just because someone believes heartily, he doesn't necessarily have faith.
     Faith is the willingness to move out and put our weight on the spot that will clearly not hold us. We do it because God has said, and for no other reason.  
     I often hear comments about someone's faith, but what the comments really mean iare that the person is absolutely positive he is right about a particular fact, and that he is also dogmatic about all the angles that apply.
     I have known many well-schooled theologians and preachers, and few of them had much faith.
     Faith will take a man where he looks foolish because he has defied logic and is walking into certain failure (humanly), and the more trained a person is, the less likely he is to deviate from the already tried and true historical patterns.
     That is, unless he has been trained by the Lover of his Soul, in which case, the Soldier of the Cross will always be at odds with those around who must have at least a smidgen of security before moving.
     When the rubber hits the road, belief isn't worth much unless it is the belief that now that we have stepped off the cliff, He is right below to catch us!