Mark 5: 35While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.” 36But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”

I don't remember Jesus telling him not to be afraid as part of the story.. but it made me think... how many times in our own lives have we had to deal with people who were negative and told us that our situation will never get any better.. that we will always be the same as we were at that point... but something inside of us would whisper and tell us to just have faith... 

in my own life.. I would have long since given up this life lived for God.. I would have gone back to the old ways.. the comfortable ways.. if it had not been for the small voice within whispering to me to just have faith... 

thank you Father for the voice within of your Holy Spirit giving us the belief to just keep going forward in our faith walk... even if it was only enough faith for a day or two... until we received a little more.. slowly making us stronger and more able to stand on Your word... thank you! amen.