Volumes of Faith

Some people have very loud faith. You can hear them coming from a ways off. You can hear them over the noise of life. You can pick out their voices among others. And you don't have to strain to hear them. I like loud faith. Sometimes I think I need to hear loud faith or I might miss the message. And I don't just want to hear the message - I want to hear it directly and unmistakably. I tend to think: good faith, like good music, is better loud.

I have quiet faith. I sometimes worry that God can't use my quiet faith. I sometimes worry that I need to work on my faith's volume. I watch people with loud faith and try to learn some of their habits. I listen to people with loud faith and try to learn some of their words.

But then again, have you ever noticed that when someone whispers, you lean in a little closer? And without even realizing it, you become a little quieter as you try to hear what they're saying. You try to block out some of the noise around you so you can focus more on the quiet words. Maybe a quiet faith can still be a tool for God.

Instead of worrying about the volume of my faith, I think I will focus on the breadth of it.