Belief & Faith

*Faith;

Faith is the confident belief or trust in the truth or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. The word "faith" can refer to a religion itself or to religion in general. As with "trust", faith involves a concept of future events or outcomes, and is used conversely for a belief "not resting on logical proof or material evidence.Informal usage of the word "faith" can be quite broad, and may be used in place of "trust" or "belief."

Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true. It is the belief and the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, based on his or her authority and truthfulness. The English word faith is dated from 1200–50, from the Latin fidem, or fidēs, meaning trust, akin to fīdere, which means to trust.*

This being said, the only thing I believe that is worse than the loss of faith in oneself, is the concurrent or causal loss of faith of a loved one.

Knowing that to err is human is often a crutch, but one that differentiates us from the beasts and elevates us to be that much richer than those around us. Addictions and frailties, weaknessses and misjudgements, are what truly separate us from what Darwinists believe to be the lower species.

That would be why Forgiveness is Human, not necessarily Divine.

Being an Alcoholic (now C&S for 10+ years), I more than realize how faith in those you love is by far more important than expecting any resolution from above.

We fight our own battles, and achieve our own goals through the efforts we exert for goals we wish to attain. The power of faith, and belief, of a loved one strengthens any resolve that helps in conquering any foe, any challenge, any addiction, and any misjudgement(s) that we are prone to have.

Belief in oneself is Important.

A strong internal/moral compass guides us to follow our better judgement, but even still, the expressed opinions of those you love remind you of the very needed "kick in the ass" to reset socially impaired views and habitual complexes that we/I have.

Addictions are the resultant need of dealing with situations when we don't know how; and no matter the addiction, they cause, and are, impairements that feed on misguided judgements. This is why they developed 12 step programs, and why psychologists and psychiatrists are so busy.

I never needed the 12 step program, but every day is still one-step at a time.

This is Why::: Faith of your loved-one is Paramount.

Since 1987, I have had the Luck of having the Love of a great woman.
First as a friend, then as a love, now as a wife. The faith that she has given me over the years is a gift that I can only hope to be worthy of in a lifetime. Good luck comes in 3's, but any single gift has made my life that much richer...and the loss of any of the 3 would be profound; which would invoke why...

I wear my heart on my sleeve, but sometimes words get in the way. Sometimes what I consider "Rightings" are here to be made; these are my expressions of my thoughts and they make me no less a man than I was 5 minutes ago. I believe in what I say, and I say what I believe.

The Belief that I can repay the Faith that my wife has given me is what keeps me going, but the Faith knowing that I will is what truly makes every day a treasure to wake up beside her, knowing that my path is already laid out before me.