Category: healing

Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.

Mark 5:36

These were simple words that Jesus tells the father of a dying daughter. “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.” All throughout the Bible God tells us not to be afraid, but specifically in the gospel Jesus emphasizes the importance of having faith. What does faith mean to you? What does it look like to have faith in your life? For me faith is reminding myself over and over again when I feel afraid (sometimes more than just once a day) that God is with me. What I’ve been learning about faith is that God knows that having faith as small as a mustard seed is actually enough, but do we believe it? How many times have you just given up because of your lack of faith in God? Or maybe you lacked faith that God could use you somehow? Or that He would pull through? Well He can and He does. I believe that faith gives us peace once we trust that God is truly with us. If you read the whole chapter of Mark 5 you will see that Jesus promised to raise a sick and dying little girl back to life, while her family was worried, he told them not to be afraid, a few scriptures later she was healthy and restored. Just like the little girl’s family we too get afraid when we’re in a hard situation, but I’m here to remind you of God’s word, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.” Whatever that situation is that you’re worried about, I ask that you would pray about it, leave it in God’s hands and trust Him. He hears you, loves you, and doesn’t want you to be afraid. Have a blessed week!