I had an interesting conversation up town the other day with someone on faith. I remarked to this person that we are saved by faith, nothing else but an unwavering faith in the person of Jesus Christ, and then asked them, “So what is the depth and quality of your faith commitment?” A question we all ought to ask ourselves…daily. Faith is not a way of speaking or even a way of thinking; faith is a way of living. In his devotion Reflections for Ragamuffins, Brennan Manning states, “If you want to know what a person really believes, don’t listen to what they say, but watch what they do.” That remark of every person who ever reared a child, “Do as I say and not as I do.” is exactly what Brennan is speaking of. As believers, we should not have to tell others of our faith…they should see it. You will live according to your beliefs, regardless of what your words say. Your true beliefs will, in fact, permeate the whole of your life. Does your faith influence the way you read a newspaper or the television shows you watch? When things are turbulent on the surface of your life, do you retain a quiet calm, firmly fixed in ultimate reality? Does faith form your judgments about success; about death? Our practice of faith will verify what we really believe. So when others look at you they can actually see your faith. Would what they see make the Savior proud?
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