Not
by Sight
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"Now it is required that
those who have been given a trust must prove faithful."
1 Corinthians 4:2 NIV
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Guard my life, for I am
faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are
my God;"
Psalm 86:2 NIV
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I
read an account recently of a plane that crashed in California during
a thunderstorm.....It seems the pilot was trying to fly VFR, now VFR
is when you control the aircraft by looking out the window and seeing
the horizon. The problem with it, is that during a thunderstorm it
becomes very hard to see where you are and where you are going. This
is when you have to have learned to trust your instruments to get you
through the storm, even when your instruments seem to go against
everything your sight might be telling you.
In church yesterday, we
were talking about walking by faith. You know there are times when
we go through trials and tribulations, and we think God isn't there.
We think He abandoned us or maybe isn't listening anymore, but it
could be that He is teaching us to live by faith rather than by
sight. Meaning, what we see as the worst time in our life may in a
few years be seen as a blessing. It doesn't make sense to us right
now with all of our Human senses ( sight, sound, ect..) but if we
have faith in God's plan for us, then we must trust that he is either
chastising us for something or maybe just teaching us to be more
faithful so He can use us in a better way.
As me and my family come are
starting to come out of a stormy time, I am starting to realize that,
although it was hard and I would never want to go through anything
like this again.......I do see how my faith wasn't where it should
have been during the biggest portion of the storm. Had I just
trusted Him that He was in fact, in control, my storm may have been
little more than a passing rain shower.
Remember, God is in control.
What you may be going through right now make not make sense to
you....You may think God has abandoned you or isn't listening, but I
challenge you to think about what He may be teaching or revealing to
you about yourself in your current situation. Maybe He is chastening
you....Maybe He is teaching you to trust Him not your senses..Like
the pilots sometimes have to do when flying during storms....They
have to trust their training and trust the instruments. Maybe it's
time to trust in your christian training and go by Faith.
God Bless!
