Sometimes, we make faith a little bit too mystical when it is, in fact, something we apply wherever we go.
For instance, when you enter a restaurant, you apply faith that the restaurant employees follow health standards and prepare your food correctly. When you board a plane, you apply faith that the plane will take off, fly to its destination, and land.
The same is true when you go to the doctor’s office. You have faith they’ve been appropriately trained and know what they’re doing. And when you have a prescription filled, you have faith that the pharmacist is giving you the correct medication and dosage.
We apply faith every day.
Jesus said, “Have faith in God.” Yet some people balk at that. They say, “Faith in God? Why, that is outrageous!” However, they apply faith in many other things. But they have a hard time putting their faith in God.
The Bible defines faith this way: “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” The very existence of your faith despite your circumstances is proof of God.
Faith is like a muscle. It gets stronger through use. Muscles build up when we break them down through use. And if we don’t use our muscles, they will atrophy. The same principle is true of faith. It’s something that we need to apply. It’s something that we need to use. Faith cannot be inoperative. We must use it.
People can tell that you have faith, but it isn’t because you say you have it. Rather, it’s because they can see your actions. They can’t see your heart, but they can see the things that you do.
God is the one who works, but He chooses to work primarily through human means. And faith can make the difference between something happening and not happening.
At Doing Good at Work, we believe people should bring their whole selves to work, including the faith part of their personhood. That’s why we encourage, engage, and empower businesses and organizations to build workplaces that allow people to express their faith through their work. Do you want to learn how to do this? If so, click HERE to start the conversation.
REMEMBER: Better People make Better Businesses, and Better Businesses make a Better World.
Building faith-friendly workplaces,
Boomer
Dr. Boomer Brown, Ph.D., is the CEO of Doing Good at Work. Doing Good at Work is a 501(c) 3 organization that functions like a business. We desire to “Make People Better” because we know better people make better businesses and better businesses make a better world. Learn more: https://doinggoodatwork.com/