Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: I’ve been struggling with a lot of difficulties. I don’t even think I have faith any more. How can you get faith back once you’ve lost it?
Answer: I wouldn’t worry about your “lack” of faith. You probably have more faith than you realize. Faith is just the willingness to imagine new possibilities. There is probably something in your life that you can imagine being different, in which case you are not totally without faith.
The other day I was feeling a little annoyed about something when suddenly, out of the blue, I remembered a very funny story and I immediately laughed out loud. I went from irritable to joyous in the blink of an eye! Why? Because I stopped thinking for a moment about something that made me miserable and started thinking about something that made me happy… it was that simple and I physically felt better after I changed my thoughts to something happy. We can choose our thoughts, and we can choose the ones that feel good. We really do have that power.
Psychologist Holden says: “happiness is only ever one thought away at most. One fresh perception, one new belief, one innovative thought, one powerful decision, one moment of surrender, one instant of complete openness is all it takes to experience a world of difference.” Can you imagine anything in your life being different? If so, then you have faith. Use that faith to consider something that brings you joy. Even if the joy only lasts for a moment, then you have a wonderful moment to remember and that may bring more joy. I wish you many blessings.
If you have questions about faith, the bible, the church, or sexuality & spirituality, you can email your questions to durrell@sunshinecathedral.org, or go to the Ask the Reverend Durrell Watkins page and click on the link there. Rev. Durrell Watkins will answer your questions and publish the answers here and in the weekly SunBurst. Your name will always be withheld, so only the actual question and the response will be published.
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