Faith in the Unseen
I was watching a movie with my friend today. It is called Pride and Prejudice, a classic Jane Austin novel. Yes, the messages are clear. There is one message that is not emphasized in the scripts or the infamous novel. That is we see and treat God through the blind glasses of pride and prejudice. Our own beliefs, the deceiving information we hear from others, and the disappointment that things didn’t turn out the way we expected, blind us from seeing God for who He really is.
Our Savior who adamantly loves and adores each one of us. Our rescuer who is protecting us from the things we don’t know and don’t see. The lover who knows us better than we know ourselves.
As we come before God in prayer, let us take off our distorted glasses and seek the Lord for who He is. We are limited by what we know, but thankfully, God is not limited by us.
…trust yourself to the God who made you, for he will never fail you.” 1 Peter 4:19b
Queue soft background music, dim the lights, as the camera zooms in to focus on the radiant joy and endearing love emanating from God’s eyes to yours and yours to the Lord.
The End… or as we close in prayer, Amen.
“As we come before God in prayer, let us take off our distorted glasses and seek the Lord for who He is. We are limited by what we know, but thankfully, God is not limited by us.”
I wear lots of glasses at the same time. The lenses of each pair are made of selfishness, pride, hatred, or jealousy. These glasses create great distortion but I am unaware of it. Sometimes I am gently made aware that my perception in some area of life is distorted and limited. I am humbled and quickly toss the pair of glasses aside. As I am made aware of an endless number of glasses, I see with more honesty, which leads to seeing and experiencing more pain. I find myself scrambling for those same glasses that narrowed my perception and begging for my ignorance back. (The glasses are one thing. The contacts are so subtle I don’t notice how much impairment they cause. Occasionally the deceit dries out my eyes; nothing a few drops of I’m-in-complete-control-and-understand-everything-there-is-to-understand can’t fix. I’ve begun to wean myself from the eye drops, mainly because of the side effects of hopelessness, loneliness, confusion, distress, and constipation.)
If I had the option to receive God laser vision to see as he sees, I wouldn’t want it (and I doubt my insurance would cover it.) I struggle enough to digest my life when it is revealed gradually. I have to remember I will always have glasses on that I am unaware of, no matter how many pairs I take off. Entering into a relationship with God might involve allowing him to show me where my vision is distorted, admitting to myself that I am selfish, I see only a partial/biased reality and I will make lots of mistakes and finally, integrating this new, difficult knowledge into my life.
Wow David, amazing post….it really made me think.