Faith and Prayer

Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.  The comment made here was in response to a belief in Santa Claus.  If you have ever watched Miracle on 34th Street made in 1947 you will recognize the quote.  The Bible speaks to this same concept.  In Hebrews 11:1 we read "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."  How many times have you prayed for something yet felt that it was somewhat hopeless because it was not based on common sense?  How many children have prayed for a pet even thought Mom and Dad kept saying "no?"  I did when I was a little girl.  To this day I believe God answered my prayer when two little kittens showed up on our porch one morning complete with litter boxes and food.  Is this common sense or faith?  When I was a child it was a child's faith.  The writer of Hebrews tells us that we can be sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  True our prayers are not always answered as we want them to be but when we hold to our faith in God we believe that he will take care of us even when common sense tells us to doubt.  Let's thank God today for his love for us when we trust him in faith.