Move Forward in Faith.....

A young woman took her fiance home to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother asked her father to find out about the young man. The father then invited the fiance to his study for a talk.

“So, what are your plans?” the father asked the young man.

“I am a biblical scholar,” he replied.

“A biblical scholar, Hmmmm,” the father said. “Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in?”

“I will study,” the young man replied “and God will provide for us.”

“And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?” asked the father.

“I will concentrate on my studies,” the young man replied. “God will provide for us.”

“And children?” asked the father. “How will you support children?”

“Don’t worry Sir. God will provide,” replied the fiance.

The conversation proceeded like this, and each time the father questioned, the young idealist insisted that God would provide. Later, the mother asked, “How did it go honey?” The father answered, “He has no job and no plans, and he thinks I’m God.”

One thing is true about the young man in this story: he certainly had faith! We all need to do our best, work hard and live wisely, but we must also have faith in God, trusting him to see us through difficulties, show us how to live, provide for us, and guide us in the affairs of our daily lives.