EVIDENCES UNSEEN

In then book of Hebrews we are told that part of faith is the “evidence” of what is not seen. There is a prelude to that element, which is the “substance” of things hoped for. Essentially then faith becomes a witness that is seen to reflect what we believe in that isn’t seen.

Yet what so often the thing people end up seeing when it comes to faith? I think too frequently it is words instead of actions. And we sure do love to express our opinion don’t we?

Spirituality and religion in general is something that will summon a host of thoughts and words. Lives are entwined in the eloquence of expression at times. Still that is at times a substitute for the doing part it seems. We are encouraged to “doers of the word and not just hearers.” Only the hearing part is so much easier and talking even easier yet.

The concern is obviously whether words become a substitute for action. Do we end up impressing ourselves with the language of faith to the mutual exclusion of the actions of faith?

I can’t answer that for everyone, but I do ponder the reality. After all you can find a great many people who are willing to pray or be in a place where they can get attention, but to labor where only God sees the effort isn’t often as easy to find volunteers.

Ironically I think at times we end up through non-action with the evidence being as unseen as what we belief in. That to me isn’t the way it was intended to be.

Our hearts are supposed to have hands not just lips. Plus the words of faith do seem to become so much richer when utter in the aftermath of an act of trust rather than before. Although speaking of trusting god as a prelude to action can be inspiring, there are simply some reflections that do not become as clear until that are painted with the brush of experience.

I doubt that will eve be as popular as granted people more time to volunteer to share their opinion that to expect them to volunteer to actually do any work. But for those who do respond and do hear what God is saying the right way, the words that become the final witness to one’s faith truly become so much more eloquent and touching.

Let the fire glow from the soul. Let the eyes see what is from old. And grant the heart to join the mind in a chorus so sublime. Bring it with joy into the moments of leading when the hands become the voice to the world seen.

It really is a celebration. A jubilee in the awakening of God’s form of clarity. That will give faith a special warm during the cold and dark valleys of struggle where we all must venture at times.

May the peace of knowing grace the heat like a mantle of comfort and bring by each fateful step the follower of the lord to a new place of understanding. Rejoice in the gifts unseen that become an evidence in one’s life when one is truly embracing faith as intended.