{"id":1045,"date":"2017-08-09T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2017-07-24T19:15:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T00:15:11","slug":"the-roots-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/08\/the-roots-of-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"The roots of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our faith is like an iceberg in a way. We have a limited visibility. There are so many things going on below the surface.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_0190-e1495804746391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-968 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/05\/IMG_0190-e1495804746391-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0190\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have to remember that God is always working in our lives. Sometimes we can see God&#8217;s work in visible ways, with good people coming into our lives at just the right time or with a prayer answered in a way that is easy to discern. But God is always working, even when we cannot see the results in the way we normally view them.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think God is working on below the surface? 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