What does faith look like to you?

I’m not necessarily talking about any specific way, because in truth we all carry faith in something.

Sometimes, yes, it is a faith in God or a higher power.

Other times it’s faith in our family, faith in our friends.

It’s faith in our abilities, and our beliefs.

it’s faith that our marriage will last, and when we both said I Do we meant it.

it’s faith that when we swipe our cards at the store, money will be there to pay.

It’s faith that we can get through the valley we are in, and faith that believes there is a mountain top on the other side.

Faith, pushes us forward.

Websters dictionary says it is the “complete trust or confidence in someone or something”

When carrying faith, we are putting our absolute trust that what we think will happen, will come to pass.

However, are we getting faith wrong?

Many times, it can be easy to carry the faith that our situations will turn around.

It’s tempting to carry this belief that the trajectory we are on is heading toward a positive outcome, not a negative one.

Verse after verse taken out of context makes it sound like God will show up when we need him to, to make our lives better.

Sounds great right?

But is that really the case? Is real faith believing life will get better, or is real faith believing that no matter what happens, what we place our faith in is still worth it.

Yes, God can take us from glory to glory, but he can also guide us through loss to loss.

Hi, my name is Ryan Guerra, and this is a Father’s Voice. Today we talk with Cody Criddle. Cody and his wife Sarah have become some of my favorite people. I find myself constantly playing the role of cheerleader in their journey, and I’m thankful to call them friends.

Everyone needs people like the Criddles in their lives. As a family they have gone through much, and yet they carry themselves with a joy and passion that is contagious. They are clear leaders to anyone in their circle, setting an example for what a life of faith and integrity look like.

This year Cody helped me through one of the hardest and most stressful times of my life when my mother’s house burned down. He was a wealth of experience and information, a helpful guide in the early stages of figuring things out, and in truth, a calming voice who could speak into my situation. He is the real deal, the kind of man anyone would want in their corner, and the kind of man I think many fathers will be able to learn from.

Today we talk through his fatherhood story, and how his and Sarah’s faith is what has been a foundational pillar of their journey. This conversation challenged me, and has caused me to rethink my own relationship with my personal faith. Though I don’t like picking favorites, and I believe there is great value in every episode released on this show, this is a very special conversation for me. I pray it helps and encourages you as it did me.

And so with that said, I present to you, my conversation with Cody Criddle.

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