Faith

His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward Him and find Him- though He is not far from any one of us.

Acts 17:27

"The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering. If we will take this view, life will become one great romance- a glorious opportunity of seeing wonderful things all the time."
-My Utmost for His Highest

God placed in your heart the desire to know Him so that you would begin feeling your way towards Him. You found little hints and great signs that pointed towards Him. You felt His presence, but you were not able to find Him on your own.

Then He began to reveal Himself to you. He began to romance you. He tugged on the strings of your heart, pulling on the desire he placed within you, drawing you closer as he revealed more and more of HImself. And He led you that way, by the strings of your heart, to the tipping point. You walked right up to the edge-you could not help but follow Him- and then you fell. You tumbled into a love that was true and undeniable because you knew your lover and you knew that He would never leave you.

That is faith.

A confident man walks into a room and everyone can see, written in his expression and displayed in his body language, that he is confident. He never chose to be confident, but because he knows who he is and because he likes who he is, he IS confident. His confident nature shows in his manner.

Faith is confidence produced by knowing who God is and accepting what God did and is doing for you. You do not choose to have faith. You chose to follow the desire He gave you- to search for Him. You began to feel your way towards Him and He began to reveal Himself to you