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The bridge of faith

A solid bridge of faith

"Faith isn't faith until it is all that you have left to hold onto"

Faith is the core ingredient in our life that carries us safely through the troubles of life.  When troubled times come you need to know that your faith is sufficient to carry you through safely.

The levels of faith in people varies with some having little faith and others have great faith. The people of little faith are often washed away as soon as a problem arises, while those that have built a solid foundation in the word will stand forever no matter what problems may come their way.

The story of building faith

A young boy, Tom, was faced by a problem in his life.  His parents lived close to a large river but on the wrong side of the river. Everything he wanted in life was on the other side. Tom started to devise a way to cross the river.

Unfortunately the river was deep and even though Tom tried to wade across he would barely be a couple of feet into the river and the water would already be too high for him. In fear of drowning Tom had to return to safe land.

Soon Tom learnt how to swim and found that he could easily get across to the other side but only in the months of the year that the river was still.  As soon as the rains came and the river started to flow Tom knew that he could not risk the swim for fear of being swept away in the current.

Tom, being a creative young lad, soon came up with a bright idea.   When the river was still he swam across again but this time he was dragging a rope behind him. Tom secured the rope on either side of the river and decided that he could hold onto the rope and use the rope to stop him from being washed away when the river flowed fast.

While Tom's plan worked while the river was flowing slightly it was not long before he realised that as soon as the river started to flow a bit faster that he would not have the strength to hold onto the rope and he would be washed away.

Bright idea. If I could build a raft I could stand on the raft and use the rope to pull myself along and cross the river. That way I will also be able to carry things across the river with me and I will be dry when I get to the other side.

Tom's raft worked well but soon the river started to flow fast and just one storm was all that it took to wash the raft away forever.

There has to be a better way.

Tom was not the type to be easily beaten. He was determined to find a way to cross the river safely. Soon Tom had a wooden bridge constructed. He extended supporting poles into the river bed and even though it was a little rickety Tom could walk over the bridge safely even when the water was flowing fast.

One night a storm struck and the river raged. The next morning Tom was devastated to see that his work of art, the wooden bridge, had been washed away. The current had been too strong and had washed the wooden supports away causing the bridge to collapse.

The Final Solution

Tom went out and ordered bricks and cement. he started to build a bridge that could withstand any storm and any raging water. The foundation was solid cement set upon rocks.

The bridge was never washed away again and no matter what the storms brought on Tom could always cross the river without fear of being swept away.

The Bridge of faith in your life. 

Faith is the bridge that we have to cross the raging rivers of life. How strong is your faith? Will you be able to safely cross the river when the storm is raging or will your raft of faith be washed away in the storm?

Are you still trying to wade the river or perhaps you are at the raft stage or even the wooden bridge?

Faith is not given to you, it is not earned but rather it is something that you have to build personally.

Cement your faith into the rock of Jesus Christ and build a solid bridge that will carry you safely through even the strongest of storms.

When faith is all that you have left to hold onto you need to be assured that the faith is strong enough to be able to keep you safe.