Faith – Our Unfinished Story

Life Library Book

Faith

Faith explores the role of God throughout the story—through clarity, doubt, hardship, and growth. It reflects on trust, surrender, stewardship, and the quiet ways faith develops over time.

You will find chapters about trusting God in difficult seasons, navigating spiritual exhaustion, and learning to release control when life feels uncertain. These reflections are faith-aware without forcing answers, grounded in experience rather than perfection.

If you are trying to understand what faith looks like in real life—not just in easy moments—this is where those reflections live.

This category is one of the six main Life Library Books. Browse all six Books, use Start Here to choose by season, or read more about Donald Faulknor, writing as A Work in Progress.

Dec 22, 2025
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Proverbs 16:9

Recognizing God’s hand in your life is not always easy when the story feels painful, confusing, or unfinished. This chapter reflects on survival, redirection, delayed understanding, and learning to see God’s quiet guidance in hindsight.

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Dec 25, 2025
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Mark 9:24

Doubt can feel like failure when you believe real faith should always feel certain. This chapter reflects on unanswered prayers, honest questions, and learning that doubt is not always the opposite of faith—it can become part of a faith strong enough to stay.

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Dec 29, 2025
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Psalm 46:10

Trusting God when you have to let go can feel difficult when control has always felt like safety. This chapter reflects on surrender, responsibility, restraint, and learning to release outcomes that were never mine to carry.

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Jan 2, 2026
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Proverbs 24:16

Failure can feel final when shame keeps replaying what went wrong. This chapter reflects on how faith, grace, and humility helped me rise again and believe that falling did not disqualify me from God’s continued work in my life.

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Jan 2, 2026
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Luke 16:10

Faith does not always grow through dramatic moments, clear signs, or emotional intensity. This chapter reflects on ordinary days, quiet routines, spiritual consistency, and learning that trust can deepen through steady presence.

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Jan 7, 2026
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: John 10:10

Survival mode can keep you alive, but it can also make it hard to feel fully present, safe, or alive. This chapter reflects on childhood survival, homelessness at seventeen, faith, and learning the difference between endurance and living.

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Jan 11, 2026
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Proverbs 19:21

Rejection can feel personal, painful, and confusing when a door closes without explanation. This chapter reflects on trusting God through disappointment, recognizing redirection later, and learning that what felt like denial may have been protection.

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Feb 7, 2026
by A Work in Progress

Scripture: Psalm 34:4

Loyalty can become dangerous when fear, manipulation, or harm replaces love. This chapter reflects on abuse, faith, boundaries, survival patterns, and learning that leaving an unsafe relationship is not a failure of faithfulness.

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