Living with Uncommon Faith
After reading the article on “A Perfect Fit” from KCMCanada BVOV magazine, one of the things that stood out to me most was Lesley’s final words “Today I know that God has called me to live with uncommon faith.”
That line hit me deeply. It’s something I needed to be reminded of.
What does uncommon faith really mean?
To me, it means trusting in God even when the circumstances make absolutely no sense. It’s believing in His goodness in the middle of pain, confusion, and waiting. We all wrestle with doubt and fear, but uncommon faith is about holding onto hope and moving forward anyway.
It reminds me of when God called Abraham to leave his home. Imagine the faith it took to walk away from everything familiar and go to a place he had never seen — a destination he didn’t even know. He took bold action. He took a risk, trusting that God was leading him, even when most people wouldn’t dare to take that first step.
As humans, we love to plan. We crave structure and want to feel in control. But in my experience, God’s ways are rarely what we expect. The Bible reminds us that His plans are not our plans — they’re higher, better, and sometimes… mysterious.
Even Proverbs puts it beautifully:
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” – Proverbs 19:21
We’re often overwhelmed by fear and doubt. But if God created the entire universe in just six days, can’t He take care of the little (and big) things in our lives too?
Sometimes we forget the miracles He’s already done — both in Scripture and in our own lives. It’s like we want Him to prove Himself again before we trust Him. But often, He’s just asking us to take that next step, reminding us that He’s walking with us through it all.
Too often, our relationship with God becomes transactional:
“God, if you do this for me, then I’ll believe You.”
But what if we flipped that?
What if we trusted Him first? What if we took the leap, believing that He will catch us?
If we can trust the cars we drive or the phones we use every day, why do we struggle to trust the Creator of the universe?
Yes, it’s scary — but it’s also what makes the journey beautiful.
It’s time we look upward.
It’s time we recognize who He is and how magnificent His creation is.
It’s time to live with uncommon faith.
I felt the Lord was saying to me, live each day like when manna is given from heaven, a gift only for that day. Tomorrow, pray that new grace will be provided.
This started to change my perspective in life. Before my cancer, I was more of a saver than a spender. I placed priority on excelling at work. My thinking when planning for the future was similar to the Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21). If I lived 100 years with that mindset, I would have missed countless opportunities for the glory of God to be demonstrated and experienced. God slowly changed me to start focusing on Him and appreciating just being alive for the day and appreciating all the blessings in my life. My problems became smaller. His glory became greater. The journey had ups and downs with many stumbles over the past 24 years.
During that time, I had a second cancer surgery in 2005, a third surgery in 2014, and a fourth in 2015. Each one was more complicated than the one before. I knew that statistically, my chances for a cancer free future decreased each time.