Faith Builds

To live by faith means that we are looking to our future and what we want to accomplish. Faith is the act of looking ahead, selecting a goal, path, or destination, and then starting to pursue that goal. When we look at the faith of those who came to the American Continent, we recognize that their faith and eye toward the future helped to build and establish the amazing freedoms we have in this country today.

All of us are the beneficiaries of countless individuals who have lived by faith. They wanted something better for their children and posterity, and they worked to accomplish that. The faith of those who have gone before has helped to build our nation, the buildings in it, the educational opportunities that exist, the laws that help bring equality, etc.

Faith is a belief in something that can be but is not here presently. We have to believe because it isn’t here yet, but when we open our minds to its potential, our faith is the foundation that motivates us to work and build to accomplish that which has not yet been done.

As a country, America’s foundation is one of faith. Faith of countless individuals who have lived, dreamed, and worked to achieve those dreams. Their efforts have built innumerable buildings, roads, businesses, laws, and the things that we enjoy. If we hold true to our foundation, following the trajectory of those who have gone before, we can accomplish even more.

As living beings, we all have the capacity to create, to build, and to change ourselves and the world around us. We each have something innate inside of us that we can contribute. We may see something that others don’t or we may have a gift that others need. When we believe in our divine heritage, our ability to create something, and our capacity as human beings to influence and impact others, we strengthen the faith we need to create that which has not yet been done.

When we exercise faith, we create and build. When we build, we progress. As we progress, we find incredible happiness and fulfillment in life. All of this is predicated on having the faith to take the thought in our mind and shape it into something that can be in the actual world.