Crisis..... faith?

The last couple of days I have been pondering  
FAITH...   

I have always thought of it as; 
Faith that believes in God 
Faith that brings me closer to Him 
Faith is a part of Holy Spirit Gifts 
Faith that is my choice to believe even when I don't 'feel it'...  

But yesterday I read the 'Faith Chapter' Hebrews 11 with its
great explanation / definition for fatih.....
11:6 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.

And I noticed something.....
The list of people who had faith...
The record tells me how
Faith was the determining component
that allowed them to
persevere in
- Crisis
- Difficulty
- Deadly peril
Including how many of them DIED
without receiving what they Hoped for....

Faith in God

Brought them
Strength
and
Resilience
to face Life
....even
a persecuted life
....even

Hope in
Hopeless
circumstances.....

Hmmm.... never seen
Faith connected to
Hope
and
Resilience
and
Perseverance that way before....

Lord Jesus,
You modeled Resilience
to all the things life threw at you....
by relying on Father
in every moment
including the garden.....

Thank you for teaching me to
Lean into You
Have Faith in You
for what I need
every moment
to handle the
'curve balls' life throws.

Yeah.
Thank You.

PJ