Belief

John 8:31-32 "So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,and you will know the truth, and the truth e will set you free.”



When I say I believe in something what does it really mean? One of the definitions by dictionary.com for believe is "to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so". Why is belief in something so important? Can you say you believe in something but your life reflects something else entirely?

These are questions I think about when I look at my daughter. As she gets older my husband and I have to give her rules and we need to make sure we're united in what we believe. As Christians we'll be teaching her things that are against the world's teachings and she'll probably question us. So I've asked myself do I believe enough in Jesus to stay strong especially when she may want to fight us?

The answer is yes. As I dig deeper into God's word He keeps solidifying my faith and I want to share it with my child. I want her to know that its not just saying with our mouths "I believe in Jesus" but actually acting on that belief. It's not just believing in Jesus, it's making a commitment to the person and Lordship of Christ. It's deciding that I will obey God's commands because I love Him and not because I just feel like it. I want my daughter to learn the different portraits of Jesus that each of gospels reflect: In Matthew as the Mighty King, in Mark as the Obedient Servant, in Luke as the Son of Man, and in John as the Divine Son of God. I hope that she will worship every aspect of Jesus and fall so in love with Him that nothing will shake her faith. Now I just have to figure out how we're going to practically teach all of this to her. :)