I Want What's Mine!

2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight"

Picture this: Someone wants to surprise their loved one with something big. They grab the person by the hand and cover their eyes leading them to the place where the surpise/gift is located. The closer they get to the gift the more the guider/gifter wants to ensure that the person cannot see before the time is right. At some point along the journey the guider/gifter may say "trust me you're going to love this" or "don't stop we're almost there" or "be patient we're getting close". Once they arrive to the place the surprise/gift is often more than they could've imagined making the journey worthwhile. The journey to the place (the listening, the waiting, the trusting) is what humbles you to rightfully receive what is yours.  

That's a good way to look at our spiritual walk. We are on a journey to something that is much bigger than we could ever imagine. Prior to this, 1 Corinthians 2:9 says " But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him". Therefore, nothing you see or look at indicates what God has for you! He is the creator of ALL things and in Him ALL things are possible. Don't limit your thoughts, desires, and capabilities because guess what...God can exceed even your most far fetched ideas. 

Walking by faith doesn't require you to see where you're going; however, it does require you to TRUST who is guiding you there. Typically we get distracted by what we see often veering off course. I frequently find myself doing this all the time around my home. I start doing one thing then get distracted by another thing and at the end of the day I'm totally off course not having accomplished anything. I'm so glad my spritual walk doesn't HAVE to be this way, (although sometimes I do veer off course), because even through the darkness of my closed/covered eyes God's light STILL has the ability to shine through. Light (Jesus) trumps darkness (Satan who fears the light because he knows it will expose him)! Psalm 119:105 says "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light on my path"; therefore, all I have to do is follow the light! I don't need to see anything else until I get to the place that the path is leading me to.

Why are you afraid? Isaiah 41:10 says "Don't be afraid, for I am with you...". Cover your eyes and FEARLESSLY allow God to guide you to the "surprise" He has prepared for you! I don't know about you, but I WANT WHAT IS MINE!!

 

#FearlessFAITH