Some people don't have a family to fall back on, like I have, and that's when something greater than even that comes in, and that's faith and that's what I have for me, that's what keeps me strong.
Mentally, I am very strong; physically I am very strong. I think that keeps me going. That keeps me strong all the time.
That's where faith comes in. I've struggled more with being away from her. She keeps me strong. Being away from her means I have to stay in the Word and to stay strong throughout the season.
Faith isn't knowledge, Rachel. Faith is a tool. Faith keeps us going until we get the knowledge. Faith keeps us striving until we reach the consequences of our most important decisions.
'Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God' (Rom. 10:17). That is whence faith comes. It is not for me to sit down and wait for faith to come stealing over me with a strong sensation, but is for me to take God at His Word.
A great storm puts out a little fire but feeds a strong one. Trials conquer weak faith but grow a strong faith.
My faith is what makes me strong. Without faith, there are only low times.
The desire for a strong faith is not the proof of a strong faith, rather the opposite. If one has it one may permit oneself the beautiful luxury of skepticism: one is secure enough, fixed enough for it.
Fatigue can make it hard to have faith. Too much busyness can make it hard to have faith. Too much of too little solitude can impact faith. For that matter, so can a bout of hunger or overwork, anything carried to an extreme. Faith thrives on routine. Look at any monastery and you will see that. Faith keeps on keeping on.
Faith keeps the person who keeps the faith.
Honestly, what keeps me grounded is my faith and my value system.
At the end of the day, we should all be trying to spread love and positivity, and that's what faith continues to do for me. It keeps me balanced.
My faith kind of keeps me in touch with the idea that I'm not in control of things.
My wife and children are the greatest force that keeps me sober and strong.
I do a lot of jivamukti yoga; it keeps me supple, strong and focused.
Sometimes I'll open my voice to sing and I'll think, "I hope I hit the right notes." I do music for a living and I still feel like that, but it's good because it keeps me humble, it keeps my feet grounded, it keeps me trusting in God.