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.
我感受到主在对我说：要像当年从天降下的吗哪一样去活每一天，那是只为当日所赐的礼物。明天，再祈求神赐下新的恩典。
开始改变了我对人生的看法。在得癌症之前，我是那种偏向储蓄、谨慎花费的人。我把工作表现放在首位，计划未来时的思维就像《无知财主的比喻》（路加福音 12:13-21）中那位财主一样。如果我用这样的心态活上一百年，我可能会错过无数见证神荣耀、经历神作为的机会。神逐渐改变我，让我学会将眼光转向祂，学会珍惜每天的生命，感恩生活中所拥有的一切祝福。我的问题变小了，祂的荣耀变大了。这段旅程在过去的 24 年中有高山也有低谷，跌跌撞撞，但恩典满满。
在那段时间里，我于 2005 年接受了第二次癌症手术，2014 年做了第三次，2015 年又进行了第四次。每一次手术都比前一次更复杂。我心里很清楚，从统计角度来看，我日后能完全摆脱癌症的几率一次比一次低。