THE TEMPLE OF MIGHT BE

Do you ever spend time in the house of “what if?” That sanctuary of day dreams where one visits to think of what might have been “if.”

Some people might regard such a pursuit as a waste of time. Being practical is the only thing that counts. As for a spiritual realm, well that is in part the arena of faith.

With some the daydreaming in terms of faith is part of the “name it and claim it” mentality. They have in certain cases built a huge following with their temple of “might be.”

Of course they spend so much time naming it and claiming it that nobody ever thinks about the occasions when what they say they are trusting God for doesn’t happen. If one person does happen to get so “blessed” well that is prove enough it works. Nobody wants to reflect on the countless one who ended up not experiencing such blessings.

The purpose of my posting isn’t so much to cast doubts upon this teaching. It is more to hopefully encourage those who like myself are living on the surface ordinary lives of a less than glamorous existence.

So much of my own day is spent doing things for which there is never any accolade or reward. And even as a writer although I consider part of what I do to be done for the Lord he has not so far elected to grace my labors with any recognition of which I could boast.

Does this discourage? Sometimes. I do lift it up to the Lord often and yet in the end no doors ever open. Will they open someday? If the Lord wills it to be so.

But what if they never do and I go home to heaven just another soul who’s live was lived in obscurity? Will I feel cheated? Perhaps in part, but I can’t imagine being in the presence of my Lord and not having a reason to rejoice over his forgiveness and salvation.

As for what might be and never is, I think to me the most essential thing I feel is to be faithful to whatever we are called to do. And in eternity if we have done so whether we reaped any fruit or not there will be a time for celebration.

I do pose the following thought as hopefully a source of encouragement to other who find themselves in my time of life. Which really takes more faith, to abide and trust when nothing good happens or when you are constantly blessed? And if this be the truth then couldn’t it also be true perhaps that God will also regard the faith of the person who didn’t not reap in this life with a special joy?

We can remember the words of our Lord that he mentioned to the Apostle Thomas when he confronted him about doubting his resurrection. Jesus said more “blessed” are those who believed without seeing. And to that end I think more blessed are those who in this life kept trusting without “seeing” the fruit of their labors that those who did receive. I pray you will be strengthen in your walk of faith by knowing despite how it looks to others you if you are among those not reaping and yet trusting that you are truly blessed.