faith.

i've been thinking a lot about faith lately. in my personal scripture study and just my studies in general i feel like faith is something that just keeps on popping up. everything leads back to faith. it is a cool thing. alma 32:21 says, "and now as i said concerning faith, faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things, wherefore if ye have faith, ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." that is quite honestly the best definition of faith i have yet to find. i think everyone goes through times in their lives when they question their faith. not necessarily their religion or what they believe, but their faith. the extent of their faith. how far they would go for their faith. but especially, how much they can rely on their faith. i've asked myself those questions. sometimes i feel like i don't have enough faith. but then i think about it and i realize how much my life is centered around the gospel of Jesus Christ. i love it. i love every aspect of being a Mormon. there is a quote from Joan of Arc that someone gave me way back in the day and it has always stuck with me. she said,

"Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing and yet they give their life to that little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it, and then it’s gone. But to give up what we you are and to live without belief is more terrible than dying, even more terrible than dying young."

what an awesome quote. i believe all men have some sort of faith. it all comes down to the matter of whether or not they act on their faith. Kevin W. Pearson said,

"In a household of faith, there is no need to fear or doubt. Choose to live by faith and not fear."

that is some good stuff right there.

[kristen]