For a while, I’ve been trying to figure out what faith really even IS.

Faith — the trust in that idea which cannot be visually seen or proven

Belief — the knowledge of something due to observation

For me, faith is believing in the unseen, I guess.

As someone who believes I’m neurodivergent (and my dad’s very likely neurodivergent, as my mom discovered about 6 years ago), I cannot PROVE autism through a brain scan or through plain looking at someone, heck, even a blood test won’t show it. And yes, I have brain MRI’s from years ago because I used to get so many migraines. But I have faith that autism exists and doesn’t need to be banished because it’s something God created. It’s something to be celebrated for it’s uniqueness, not prayed away due to it being demonic.

What IS faith, and why does it even matter.

When I was younger, before my grandma died, I asked her what she’d imagine is the point of this life.

And though she was Catholic, she didn’t mention anything about God or faith, but love.

She said I really should have faith in meeting a fantastic loving man one day. And so from that point on, I had HOPE / FAITH that I’d find the right guy, and really was always in relationships trying to live that out.

At what point does it go like, HOPE to FAITH to TRUST? That’s the kicker.