Finding Faith (2025 Lifetime Movie)
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Cast: Keith David, Paula Patton, Loretta Devine
Director: LazRael Lison
Writer(s): LazRael Lison
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Struck by the sudden death of her husband, Faith (Paula Patton) spirals out of control and loses her trust in God. But with the unwavering support of her family, pastor, and close friends, Faith starts to find her way out of the darkness and into the light, rebuilding her life one step at a time. Finding Faith also stars Loretta Devine, Stephen Bishop, Nadine Velazquez, Demetrius Grosse, and Keith David.
Recap/Wine Thoughts
The movie starts with a disturbing car accident of a church minivan.
Three weeks earlier, we see Faith cooking up in the kitchen for her family. Her son Bryson and husband Jaylen rush off to morning basketball practice, so who was she cooking for?
Jaylen is looking for a job, and he worries that he won’t be able to provide for his family. He is embarrassed and vents to his father, Henry. Henry tells his son that God has other plans.
At the barbecue, Pastor Louis shows up, and Lorretta Divine tells Faith that she looks like a slut and can’t cook. Faith laughs it off because she is celebrating her 15th anniversary with her man. Jaylen takes Faith out for a fancy dinner, and they slow dance, leaving the money trouble behind. Faith tells him that she is living her dream. (Even if he is spending money they don’t have.)
Over breakfast, Faith tells Jaylen that Lorretta Divine is overstepping. Then Faith notices some overdue mortgage bills and freaks out on her husband. Jaylen tells her that he will figure things out, and God’s got their back. Faith is working every day and overtime.
Pastor Louis speaks about putting faith in God when times are hard, and Faith is distracted picking up shifts on her phone, much to her family’s judgment! Faith has to work a job suddenly, while Jaylen goes to a basketball game with his team, IN THE CHURCH VAN!!! (Are they going to die?!?!?) Lorretta Divine and Henry offer to go with Jaylen and the kids, but he says he will be fine.
Well damn, Jaylen is texting and driving and gets into a car accident. They don’t seem okay, but Jaylen manages to call 911. The car bursts into flames, and Jaylen pulls the kids out one by one. Jaylen rescues a kid named Jake last, but doesn’t make it out of the car before it explodes.
Faith and Bryson try to continue on with their lives, but Faith isn’t holding it together well. She starts drinking and avoiding Jaylen’s parents. She makes friends with an old High School friend,/Singer named Maria. Maria gets Faith hooked on prescription pills and booze. Bryson goes to live with his grandparents full-time after finding her passed out with a bottle of booze. Lorretta Divine and Henry tell Faith that she is not being a good mother or keeping a safe home for her boy.
Maria and Faith spend time together at the bar and cry together. Maria lost her son a year ago, and it is coming up on the anniversary. Faith isn’t as open with her struggles and storms off. Pastor Louis tries to call Faith, but she is too busy praying.
Family services shows up and takes pictures of the house, and it is a mess. Maria and Faith take some adderall and clean the whole house. Faith wants to project that she has it all together and gives Pastor Louis her best foot forward. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Maria overdoses on the same day that Faith receives notice that she has lost custody of Bryson.
Faith visits Maria in the hospital and talks to her brother. When Maria wakes up, she promises to get their life together and stop drinking and drugging. Faith joins a support group at the church, and she also does a lot of praying and dumps all the booze. Lorretta Divine isn’t buying this change and won’t endanger Jaylin’s son.
Faith opens up in group about her struggles in life. Pastor Louis is by her side the whole time. After some time and a check payout from Jaylen’s life insurance, Lorretta Divine and Henry work with the courts to give Faith custody of her son. Faith wants to dedicate her life to helping others.
The movie dissolves into talking about God with a chorus of “ooos” in the background. Faith gets a job at the church with Pastor Louis, but she declines because she wants to move to Atlanta. This movie really wants us to think that Faith and Pastor Louis won’t end up together.
Of course, Faith stays in town and works the job at the church. Maria even joins the choir, so that is good for her! (I’m sorry, but that song would NOT slap in church.) Pastor Louis tells people to keep going through life’s trials and to never give up, and there isn’t anything wrong with that!
STRAY Thoughts
I’m pretty sure this is the end of the Jesus movies for Lifetime this summer. I didn’t think they were terrible, but isn’t there already a Christian TV movie channel?
Overall rating
Number of Kills: 🔪 (1 knife)
Lifetime Tropes: Car accidents, Widowed, Overbearing mother-in-law, Substance abuse.
Enjoyment Level (1-5 scale)
🍷🍷🍷 (3 Glasses of Wine)
Should you watch it?
Pour it Up (Give it a shot!)
Put a Cork in It (Skip It!)
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the movie was good but I really wish they didn’t give us the impression that she ended up being with the pastor. Because to me, that just diminished his role and made it seem like he was only doing it because he wanted to get with her. Technically, they didn’t show that they hooked up but it kind of seemed like that’s where they were going and it cheap in the movie and the message of healing, strength and God. I lost my wife when she was 30 and I was 32. I was left with two small children ages three and five. I went through some hard times but I never jumped into another relationship. my kids were my whole purpose of life after that. The movie should’ve reflected that as well.
Thank you for sharing, Phil. I’m glad you’ve made it through the hard times.
This movie premiered on my 21st birthday. I didn’t watch it though. Wasn’t my cup of tea
We knew she’d get together with pastor as soon as he came to BBQ.
And we know that the mom in law totally blamed faith for the accident (and EVERYTHING else). She should be happy to, that faith is gonna be with pastor since mom in law loved. Probably like a son. Nothing against religion but I really hope this is the end of these movies for awhile. No offense God.