But it is by the sun's reflected light that we are able to see anything at all. When the late G.K. Chesterton sought summer vacation lodgings by the sea, he did not inquire of his prospective landlady how often she changed the guests' sheets or what she served for breakfast. That, he allowed, would be impolitic. Chesterton's story is probably apocryphal, but he was only making a point. If the landlady had faith that she lived in an orderly universe watched over by a responsible God, who loved her and offered her hope, then she would likely be generous with clean bedding and hearty breakfasts for her guests.
Faith explains the way things are , which is another way of saying what is true.
Confident Christians seek to be true to their creator and to themselves. Originally, people became Christians because they needed and wanted what Christianity offered, which explains why the earliest Christians were willing to die for their beliefs. For them, faith was life itself. We have reached this casual stage because our secular culture has absorbed Christian values without acknowledging their source in faith. Christianity was a surprise no one had predicted or even imagined until it happened.