The Faith to Go Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Beth and I went and saw, Salmon Fishing in Yemen on Sunday night and we were both pleasantly surprised with how much we enjoyed this film. www.fishingintheyemen.com

It's the story of two people, Fred, a British government employee who specializes in fisheries, and Harriet, an associate at a finance firm that handles the assets a wealthy sheik, who are living average and predictable lives when they are presented with the opportunity to do something amazing and 'theoretically possible'. They are asked by a wealthy sheik to find a way to supply a river in Yemen with salmon due to the sheik's love for salmon fishing. 

Within the movie there is a great dialogue about faith. Fred's character is very logical and factual. Everything has a probability, a reason, and a scientific explanation. He very clearly states that he is not a religious man. The sheik is the opposite of Fred and asks him how he can not have faith and yet be a fisherman. The sheik reminds Fred that sometimes while fishing you spend hours and hours without a bite. Such a waste of time based on the amount of the return. It doesn't make sense factually or logically. But yet, the fisherman keeps fishing, stays in the water or the boat because he believes there is a reason and the promise of something worth waiting for. Fred concedes that it doesn't make perfect sense, but doesn't have a good reply and instead simply states that he disagrees with the sheik.

Hebrews 11:1 says, Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. 

Life rarely makes sense. Everyone is dealing with broken people, emotions, situations, and many other things that have been robbed of their original purpose by sin. We will never see the whole picture in this life. We won't always be able to logically explain why certain things happen. But faith, that's what separates Christians from the rest of the world. Faith in God. Faith that what He says is true. Faith that we can rely on Him and His authority, no matter what it costs us.

Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely. 

- 1 Corinthians 13:12

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What part of your life just doesn't make sense right now?

What role does faith play in how you react to that uncertainty? 

What role has faith played in your decision making in the past? What have been the results?