God Leaves Room for Faith

God leaves room for faith. Do you understand that? The Bible tells us that faith is being sure of what we cannot see. So do you know what God often does? He hides himself. He hides his blessings and promises in the most unlikely places, where we’d never expect to find them. Why? God leaves room for faith.

Take Abraham, for example. God promised Abraham that he would have a son. Great, right? Except, Abraham was in the 70s. Okay, God can make that happen. Except, he didn’t. For years. Not just for years. For decades. Abraham waited and waited, year after year. The impossible became more and more impossible. What was God doing? Why was God taking so long? Had God stopped caring?

No. God leaves room for faith. In spite of Abraham’s advancing age, he believed God’s promise. Sure, there were doubts and hiccups along the way. But the longer God waited, the more he hid himself, and the more Abraham had to rely solely on the Word of God, the more his faith grew. Here’s how it’s described: “Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:6).

If Abraham was going to be saved, there was only one way: By faith. If Abraham was going to be righteous, there was only one way: By faith. Just like if you and I are going to be saved, there is only one way: By faith in Jesus Christ. If you and I are going to be righteous in God’s sight, there’s only one way: By faith in Jesus.

So don’t be surprised when God leaves room for faith in your life. Don’t be surprised when God’s presence and promises seem hidden behind silence or trial or waiting. What is faith? Being sure of what we cannot see. Trust in God’s promises. We have a God who loves to leave room in our lives for faith.