You Have to Believe It Before You Can See It!
Faith is visualizing the future. It’s believing before you see
it. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith
is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us
assurance about things we cannot see” (NLT).
How will you see 2018
through eyes of faith?
A lot of people say, “I’ll
believe it when I see it!” God says the exact opposite is true: “You will see
it when you first believe it.” There are many things in life that have to be
believed before they can be seen.
About 10 months later, the United States sent
John Glenn into space. He circled the earth three times on his Mercury mission,
came back down, and told the world, “I saw God everywhere! I saw his glory in
the galaxy. I saw his splendor in the universe. I saw his majesty in the
stars.”
Which one was right? They
both were. Jesus said, “Unless
you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God” (John
3:3 NLT). Before there is spiritual transformation in your life, you’re too
narrow-minded to see the possibility of what God wants to do in your
life.
Wernher von Braun, the
leading scientist in the early stages of the U.S. space program, said, “There
has never been any great accomplishment in history without faith.” It is faith that causes the
scientist to believe that we can put a man on the moon. It is faith that causes
an architect to design a building because, first, she believes it can be done.
It is faith that causes an Olympic athlete to practice and go to the Olympic
trials because she believes she can achieve. It is faith that causes a sculptor
or an artist to believe that he can paint a picture or attempt the sculpture.
Someone has to believe it before you see it. It is a universal principle of
life.
Let’s believe in God’s love
and guidance as we enter 2018. Believe it before you see it. Trust God’s promises
and trust his work in your life during the next year.
-Ps Rick. Warrent
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