On the Edge of Faith: I Believed, Therefore I Spoke
- meetgodattheedgeof
- Jun 21
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 3
Psalms 116:10
"I believed, therefore I spoke, ‘I am greatly afflicted.’"
What a powerful verse. So simple, yet so profound. One of my favorite books in the Bible is 2 Corinthians. I began reading it again during a time of spiritual realization—when I was coming to understand that growing in deeper faith with my Lord was going to come at a cost.
I would have to die. Not physically, but spiritually. My desires, my understanding—my will—would need to die. And in its place, a new life in full alignment with my Father would begin. Our wills would become one. His desires would become mine. My understanding would be whatever He revealed to me. And along with that surrender would come pain. Suffering. Not just as a possibility—but as part of the process.
In 2 Corinthians, Paul speaks directly to that life. He reveals what suffering is for—and what we gain from it. My heart and understanding were expanding exponentially as I read, and I found so much encouragement in his words.
Then I reached chapter 4, verse 13:
On the Edge of Faith: I Believed, Therefore I Spoke
And I was floored. Despite suffering. Despite persecution. Despite the threat of death—Paul and the others still spoke the Word of God. They shared the Gospel with anyone and everyone, no matter the consequences. For me, in that moment, it boiled down to a bite-sized truth that my heart could hold onto: If I believe, I will speak. In the midst of suffering—I will speak. In the midst of persecution—I will speak. In the face of death—I will speak.
Because the things I see now—the pain, the rejection, the hardship—they will all fade away. But the unseen promises of my Father? They are eternal.
Amen.
2 Corinthians 4:8–10
[8] We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.[9] We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.[10] Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
