"(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
2 Corinthians 5:7
I was talking with a friend this past week about a big decision in my life... and I told her all the reasons, all of the things other people had said, all of the ideas that were swirling around in my head, and she made a really interesting comment about everything that I had been thinking... she called it background noise, and told me to get on my knees. And she was right. God does want us to study things out in our minds... in terms of this verse, he wants us to see. He isn't telling us to blind ourselves or ignore anything. But he IS asking us to put his will before our own. What we can see is limited, and even our most logical thought processes are nothing compared to what God can see, and what God knows. And, if we trust God, that can actually lower our stress level a little bit on these big decisions. Instead of second-guessing what he has given us, or giving in to panic because the future is totally uncertain, we can put the uncertainties in God's hands. He knows what needs to happen, and he knows what will come. We could never prepare ourselves for the unknown, the unforseen. ... But God will. He will give us the exact things in our lives that will pepare us for whatever comes, and he'll stregthen us so that we can bear it, and learn from it. Today, wherever we are, no matter how confused the road ahead is, let's work on that faith that can prepare us for the unseen.
2 Corinthians 5:7
I was talking with a friend this past week about a big decision in my life... and I told her all the reasons, all of the things other people had said, all of the ideas that were swirling around in my head, and she made a really interesting comment about everything that I had been thinking... she called it background noise, and told me to get on my knees. And she was right. God does want us to study things out in our minds... in terms of this verse, he wants us to see. He isn't telling us to blind ourselves or ignore anything. But he IS asking us to put his will before our own. What we can see is limited, and even our most logical thought processes are nothing compared to what God can see, and what God knows. And, if we trust God, that can actually lower our stress level a little bit on these big decisions. Instead of second-guessing what he has given us, or giving in to panic because the future is totally uncertain, we can put the uncertainties in God's hands. He knows what needs to happen, and he knows what will come. We could never prepare ourselves for the unknown, the unforseen. ... But God will. He will give us the exact things in our lives that will pepare us for whatever comes, and he'll stregthen us so that we can bear it, and learn from it. Today, wherever we are, no matter how confused the road ahead is, let's work on that faith that can prepare us for the unseen.
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