This question basically carries my entire world on its back. It’s a question that I’m asked, not only by others but mainly by myself. I’m not going to pretend I am some kind of magical know-it-all that has the answer to everything, and I’m not going to make myself seem better than someone else just because of my faith. I am pretty damn far from anyone’s idea of perfect, especially Gods. But despite my flaws, I still seem to find more comfort in my faith and with God than with anyone else I know.

Perhaps though that doesn’t quite answer the question at hand here, a lot of people will ask how can I believe in something I haven’t ever seen? But honestly haven’t we all believed in something that we couldn’t see? There was a time in your life when you believed in the Tooth Fairy or when you believed in tales of knights rescuing a princess from the horrible dragon. At some point, each of us has had faith in some kind of thing that we never actually saw.

I don’t need to see God’s face to know He is real, I can feel it in my heart. When I am depressed, I pray for some guidance to be happier and I feel better about my life. When I’m having trouble sleeping, I can catch some much needed hours of rest just by saying the “Our Father” prayer a few times. I can go to God with all of my problems, and if I listen and pay close attention He helps me through each obstacle that gets in my way.

Just like how we heard stories of Snow White, Peter Pan, and Rapunzel. I heard stories of God’s power and love. I grew up listening to the Nativity Story and how God gave up His only son to save the rest of us. Even when I was too little to truly understand the Bible, it still made me feel safe hearing passages from this amazing book.

So I guess in a way God is my knight in shining armor, and He rescues me each and every day from any dragon that crosses my path. Believing in God doesn’t only strengthen my faith with Him, but it makes the faith I have in myself even stronger. All because I know I always have Him to turn to.