Faith and Necessity

I just watched a man walking toward a shoe repair shop in 30 degree temperatures while wearing one shoe and carrying the other. An authentic marriage of faith and necessity. I can't help but wonder if my own intermittent lack of faith results from a shortage of perceived need. Too frequently I opt to function like I do not need God's involvement at all.

"Father, grant me the faith of a shoeless man in winter whose hope rests on the availability and skill of the cobbler."

(Dr. Dane Fowlkes, pastor--from www.danefowlkes.blogspot.com)