Have you ever met someone who has loud faith? You know the kind. They are the ones with whom you share your prayer requests, and they tell you immediately that things are going to be fine. In fact, they pray with you right then and declare in Jesus’ name that things will be fine. Or when you ask them how things are going, they share their troubles and trials, but it is always couched with the fact that God has already promised to take care of it, and they are not worried. I call those loud faith people. They just claim it loudly and proudly.
Then there are those who are a little quieter about their faith. When someone shares prayer requests with them, they say they will pray about it, and they do. It’s just in their own time and own space. They just may not stop right then and pray with the person. When asked how things are going, they sometimes share what’s going on, and other times, they gloss things over. They may not want the loud faith people to be loud right there in the moment.
Which one are you? I think I may be more of a quiet faith person. Lately I’ve been thinking about my own faith and if my quiet faith is a sign that it isn’t as strong as loud faith. Like everyone else, I go through personal struggles, but I don’t always share them. When I do, I don’t shout them from the rooftops either. I share with a few close friends or family. I do sometimes shout them at and through the ceiling in my bedroom. I do cry out to God, and there are times my praise sessions are pretty awesome, even if it is just me and God.
So which one is the right kind of faith to have? Should we be loud or quiet in our faith? I don’t know that there is a right kind of faith as long as we have faith. You see, God is a great big God who wants our honor and praise and faith. And He created us as individuals, not as cookie cutter Christians. So have faith whether it is quiet or loud! God will take care of you and all of your needs. Take it from me, a quiet faith Christian who sometimes gets a little loud when she’s by herself!
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