Recently it has seemed like so much has been going “wrong”
in the lives my family and friends- and all over… from natural disasters, to
manmade disasters, to accidents, and on and on.
One benefit is that my prayer time has greatly increased… I wish it would do that without things having
to seem bad however. It also reminded me
of a really cool image of faith God had shown me a month ago having to do with
weather.
I think it is so cool when you fly in a plane that no matter
what is going on beneath the clouds, as soon as you get above them, it is an
absolutely gorgeous day. From the ground
it may be a breezy, crisp clear day or a horrendous thundering-torrential
downpour-blizzarding mess- but regardless of what weather system is between us
and the sun, above all the clouds is a beautiful sunny day. I saw this as a blaring reminder of faith-
especially in these verses from 2 Corinithians:
For our light and
momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs
them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is
unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18
A lot of times it is really easy to focus on what we can see
right in front of us- clouds and storms and rain. They are temporary but can seem like the “end
all be all” of things in the moment when you are soaking wet, uncomfortable,
without power and hot. However- we are
called to fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is UNSEEN… and it is
such a great reminder that even when I cannot see the sun and the beautiful
day- it is up there. Just like when
things come into my life that make the skies grey and stormy- my sun is still
there. I am fixing my eyes on the sun
because the things that float across are temporary, but He is eternal. It is a beautiful reminder to me in the midst
of things- that they will pass and to remember the peace and calm that is lying
just above- to fix my eyes above- and it will lead me through my momentary
problems.
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