by faith
last week, i read the bible once. i’m usually pretty diligent about reading not because i have to do it, but because i need it. without it, i feel like i quickly lose direction of my walk with God. i begin to depend on my own sense of reason, which i think almost never fails to misrepresent the gospel.
“Now FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 11 is a very powerful and poetic chapter that illustrates the ways in which servants of God triumphed and overcame impossible trials and circumstances despite their weaknesses because they chose to live by faith. i decided to write my own simple rendition of this chapter because i want to remember the leaps of faith i had to take to get this far with God.
by faith, i accepted Christ when I was 15 and knew that my life changed from that moment on. i started to pray about what my purpose was in my life. by faith, i went to ucla, uncertain of what to study and how to plan out my future career. by faith, i applied to the arts and architecture program, concentrating in photography. i ended up spending more time in the sculpture studio than dark rooms. nevertheless, photography remained my first love. by faith, i interned at patrick hoelck studio and peggy sirota studio, believing it would make my path more narrow in the field. i realized commercial photography would not satisfy my desire as a photographer. by faith, i took a job at Carlson and Co., which gave me an exclusive outlook on the fabrication of fine art as well dispelled the mystery of what a famous artist should look like. working here exposed the non-glamorous aspect of the art industry. i also realized i was sitting back and not staying proactive about my own career. by faith, i went to Urban Missions Project and Love TJ to understand what God meant when He said that we are to love those that are broken, oppressed and lost like He does. by faith, i applied to art school for a masters in fine art, photography but was not accepted at any of the programs, which forced me to explore new avenues towards a profession in photography. by faith, i went to Ghana in hopes to understand what it meant to go to the ends of the earth for Him. by faith, i prayed for an answer to go back in hopes to better define my life for His kingdom than my own.
“And without faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6
