Ferocious Faith

 

Kyrie hugging Bubba

The other day, we talked about precocious faith, having faith "too early!" Before things happen our determination is to trust God. Today, another term I spilled out of my pen into a poem is "ferocious faith." I am starting to believe that caregivers must have ferocious faith. We are staring at perhaps the most difficult situations life can throw at us, yet we are still clinging to Him. So what if it's an act of desperation! We're reaching for Him, leaning toward Him, and choosing to trust Him again each day. That's being ferocious in our faith. 

I thought I'd share the poem I wrote last week. It was literally a "spontaneous prayer" I wrote in my journal, "just for fun." After I looked back at it, I saw my own desparate reach for His heart. And maybe even my ultimate goal of "just being okay."

Spontaneous Morning Prayer (Just for Fun)

Lord, today I need direction

Fill me with godly discretion

So I know which way to walk

Help me guard my heart - and teach me to talk

Don't let the negative stuff run around in my brain

Save me - Keep me from emotional drain

Am I even sane?

Direct  me feet on the narrow path

Help me distinguish truth from fact

- what You say from what's not real

- Your truth from what I feel

May Your heart be my heart's focus

and my faith in You always precocious

Can faith be ferocious?

Let me see You as You are - and I will be changed!

I want my life to be rearranged

So that what's first is what's really important

And my gaze is set on things eternal and significant

Be first in my heart, mind, and soul, today

Whatever changes, or whatever goes away...

Isn't my goal to just be okay?

(c) J Olinger April 12, 2025






Cover of the devotional Command Your Morning


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