Faith

Lately I have been doing alot of reading and thinking about faith. God has brought Hebrews 11 to my mind over and over again. this is what i believe to be the true definition of faith. To have faith is to be sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11 is full of people in the bible who acted out of faith and we truly blessed for it. Abraham became a father in his old age, Moses lead the Israelites out of captivity, Ruth left her homeland and everything she knew to go live with her mother-in-law in a strange land, Noah and his family were saved because he built an ark and many more.............God has given me a heart for Latin America, for South America for that matter. Despite all the political upheaval that is taking place in Colombia at this time I feel at peace about the possibility of going there. My question has changed from "Why Colombia?" to "Why not Colombia?" Two songs keep coming to my mind
With my God I will jump the walls
with my God I will knock down armies
He trains my hands for battle
With my hands I can take the bronze arc
He is my shield, my rock
He is the strength of my salvation
My high refugee, my fortress
He is my LIBERATOR!

hmmmm makes me realize I can do anything with him on my side. The other song is more of a prayer.

Open the heavens over us
Open the heavens let it rain
we are your people, we are your vineyard
open the heavens let it rain

The trees of the field have dried up
The wine and the oil has finished
Your vineyard is deserted and without value
In our solitude there is a cry

Open the heavens over us
open the heavens let it rain
we are your people, we are your vineyard
open the heavens let it rain

Return us to you we will return
Come and give us life once again
Return us from our captivity
Return your remnant

Open the heavens over us
open the heavens Lord let it rain
we are your people, we are your vineyard
open the heavens let it rain.

This is more talking about the spiritual rain that God pours over us, dry and used up as we may be God sends his rain to restore us again. Sorry if the words don't flow well as these songs are translations. So these songs have been playing over and over again in my mind lately..... hmmmm I have yet to find out why.