Saturday, March 24, 2012

eyes to see

I've been lying in bed this morning for a long time, unusual for me as of late. However, as I rested, I began typing this blog in my head. I was remembering a time when I sat alone on a big charter bus with a foreign exchange student during a youth conference. We were having an intimate conversation about faith. I told her that If it would help, I would crawl across broken glass to bring her to the Lord.

Truth is... it wouldn't help.  According to the book of Hebrews, "Faith is being sure of what we hope for & certain of that which we do not see." It's a step one has take on their own. Being raised in a Christian home doesn't make you a Christian anymore than a monkey becomes human when raised by nurturing humans.

I read a commentary by a favorite author of mine this morning, David Whitehead. He said that the writers of The New Testament had little to gain personally by recording what happened. They wrote because it happened. "As a follower of Jesus, we are not basing our faith upon fairy tales, but eyewitness accounts that came at a high cost."

Over the years, I have learned that sometimes people don't have eyes to see what is going on around them. I have heard others say that is because they don't want to see. I think it is more a result of not having the insight to see. Whatever the reason, they are blinded. Over time, some of them become unblinded & gain the sight to see what they were missing.

Looking back, they regret what they couldn't see at the time. Looking forward, they are grateful they can now see clearly. If you are reading my blog, & you don't have eyes to see today, I pray that your eyes will one day be opened to faith in Christ. Unlike the early New Testament writers, my faith does not come at a high cost. I am not an outcast. My life is not threatened by my beliefs. I don't even have to live in secret as do some followers of Christ in today's world.

However, I do have a picture of where my life would be without Christ. Especially, as of lately, I am facing new feelings in life & trying to get a grasp on some stability within my emotional state. The only thing about me that hasn't wavered is my faith in Christ. He is all I can count on & provides me with a hope that cannot be destroyed. Simply put, I want that for you. I would crawl across broken glass for you.


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