Going Against the Grain Romans 12:2

There is no such thing as blind faith. Blind faith is not same as leap of faith. Leap of faith requires ‘seeing’.
Bible says
    “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 KJV)

The Greek word for substance is hupostasis: underlying (hupo) state (stasis)of a thing. The English word “substance” can be broken down to: sub (under) and stance (stand ). Substance is that which stands under a thing. Faith is the understanding of things hoped for. Faith is seeing of things not seen.

Now you cannot see of things not seen by just blind-folding yourself and ignoring all doubts aside. If you have never struggled and wrestled with your belief but just blindly accepted it for whatever reason, that belief cannot withstand real storms in life. We have to keep asking questions about our understanding of God and his ways. Doubts are not always bad as long as you doubt to believe. Doubt has a purpose if done right. Some people will doubt only to not believe and they become skeptics. But when you doubt in order to believe, your faith will be solidified when you do believe.

“Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds for your beliefs to skeptics, including yourself.” (The Reason for God, Tim Keller)

Faith is acknowledging my doubts and inability to comprehend and also acknowledging that what God says in scriptures is true. Faith is saying, “I am not but God, you’re able.” It is the faith that comes by hearing the Word of God, the faith that believes the promises of God. Faith is not our wishes floating in the air but true faith must have a ground to stand on. As Christians we must place our faith on the solid ground of fact that Jesus loves us and He died and resurrected.