Believing is not
seeing. I am not here to give the definitions for belief, faith, hope, and
trust. All I know about all of these wonderful words is that they have a lot to
do with not seeing. With being blind. With possibly looking stupid and being
misunderstood or left to trust God despite how alone we may feel in the
process. They require not being in control. They require us to keep going,
maybe not even in the area that we are hoping, believing, having faith, or
trusting God to move in. At times they require a lot of prayer and other times
they require a lot of tears just for us to release whatever emotions we have
been keeping in for too long. Everyday they require the Grace of God, lest we
slip and fall into hopelessness, distrust, faithlessness, and disbelief.
Moments of this are normal, but to fall into their darkened pit is not to be
preferred.
I know that it is
always worth it. It is always worth the risk of being hurt and it is always
worth not feeling like things will turn out. We will not always understand; I
think most of the time we won't. But God is a faithful Father, and He delights
in giving us good and perfect gift.
So maybe I do not
see or understand or even like how things are now; but there is always belief,
faith, hope, and trust. And also, there's Love-- the kind that never
disappoints, the kind that never fails.
I think I'm
covered. I think we all are ;)
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