Shipwrecked Faith

"... fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith." - I Timothy 1:18-19

Some have rejected their faith, rejected their good conscience, and shipwrecked their faith. And in its place stands... doubt, disillusionment, bitterness, the ephemeral pleasures of sin, mistrust. But these are all such unpleasant things compared with faith and a good conscience, so why would anyone make such a trade?

Or, to put it bluntly, what would it take to shipwreck your faith? A hypocrite who lacked integrity? Someone who pretended to love you in Jesus' name in order to get something in return? Someone who abused you in the name of religion? I can think of a hundred things that could shipwreck a person's faith, and quite frankly, those dangers are all around us.

So how strong is your faith? Will it stand up to all of that - false teachers, abuse, liars, hypocrites, pursuers of selfish gain? For surely, without the grace of Jesus, we are all prone to act as such.

"Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." - Ephesians 6:13

Keep your ship in the water, my friend. No matter how big the storm, or how high the waves, keep sailing. Stay the course.