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Faith: How to Stop Walking by Sight
For those of you who must see something to believe that it exists, let me ask you a question.
It dawned on me this afternoon that not being able to see God is no excuse to not believe that He's there with you.
Most of us can be aware of someone's presence if we see that person with our physical yes or hear with our physical ears to believe, to sense, that person's presence.
Most of us have difficult believing in the reality of God's existence and presence because we've never seen Him physically no heard Him physically.
He's there and He exists.
Having trouble believing this? I've had this problem myself so I don't feel any anger nor feel hurt that you're challenged in believing what I've written here.
I'm going to have to go deeper.
Let's take the example with someone who was born blind. This person sees absolutely nothing and never has.
So, if this person has never seen anyone, and someone's in the same room, and let's say that this person who's in the room with this blind person cannot be heard either. And let's say that the blind person can neither see nor hear this other person in the same room. Let's say that the blind person who was born blind - was born deaf mute as well.
Imagine that this person who can neither hear nor see CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU EXIST.
You're in the same room and this person who neither sees nor hears cannot believe in your existence because you cannot be sensed.
And let's say that you're not allowed to touch him or her, the blind and deaf mute man or woman.
It must be frustrating for someone you care about, someone whom you love - not be able to see nor hear you so that person cannot acknowledge your existence. And you certainly exist.
Don't you think that God is frustrated to see and hear and know that you cannot believe in His existence simply because you're too spiritually blind, and too deaf-mute to take His existence at face value?
It's happened to me so it would be unjust on my part and hypocritical of me to resent your resistance to set aside your skepticism. I was where you are now.
But let's look at the flipside: the reward of doing that.
It's rewarding to not apply your senses to where they apply not.
Human eyesight and hearing don't apply to the things of the spirit.
I'm not a great Christian. I'm no even a good one. And as a believer, I'm just a fair or average one.
But I am a believer, and even though I'm not even a good christian, I'm christian enough to know that Jesus saved me.
Being a believer whether good or fair and being a substandard christian: they're enough to know that when I'm done living, I'm headed home to be with the Lord, forever.
How about you?
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