Faith Is What Pleases the Father

The other night my dad (who is 85) had trouble sleeping. As he lay awake in bed, a phrase kept coming to him throughout the night: “Faith is what pleases the Father.” After his quiet time with the Lord the next morning, the Lord impressed upon my dad’s heart the words in the following poem. May it encourage you.

FAITH IS WHAT PLEASES THE FATHER

By: James W. Fletcher

When you pray and the heavens, unyielding as brass,

Persuade you that you will not get what you ask;

Just keep persevering ‘til it comes to pass—

For faith is what pleases the Father.

Should you find yourself in a difficult place,

Unmovable mountains wherever you face;

Submit and commit to the God of all grace—

For faith is what pleases the Father.

If a messenger comes, and he’s bearing bad news;

It’s arrested your heart, left you dazed and confused;

Remember, your pathway’s for Jesus to choose—

And faith is what pleases the Father.

When you are rejected by men and reviled

For what you believe, though your manner be mild;

Just count it all joy that you’re His—you’re His child!—

For faith is what pleases the Father.

If you only praise Him when everything’s well,

But find you can’t trust Him when thunderclouds swell;

You’ve not learned this truth, it is easy to tell—

That faith is what pleases the Father.

“But without faith, it is impossible to please Him….” (Hebrews 11:6)