Trust in the unseen

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 4:18

My first period class is full of interesting characters who are all very respectful, intelligent, and funny. There is one young man who has a theory about everything in the world. I told him a few days ago, “I like you because you remind me of myself. We both just start talking and make it up as we go”. I actually had an assignment for the class today, but it quickly turned into a discussion of this young man’s theories of life. The discussion ranged from the Flat Earth Theory to man landing on the moon. The Flat Earth Theory consists of people who believe the earth is actually a flat disc hovering through space. Much of the class joined in on arguing this theory with the majority of the class agreeing that the earth is round, and if it’s not, who cares! If it is flat, what about the people who live on the edges of this flat disk of an earth? Wouldn’t one of them have fallen off by now? Our next topic was on the theory that man never actually walked on the moon. Many believe that the United States staged the entire event in a Hollywood Studio to trick the American people and the Soviet Union. I know the landing on the moon is not a trick because that many people cannot keep a secret. The conversations were all in fun and the young man with all the theories is great because he does not actually believe anything he says. He just likes to get everyone stirred up a little!

Later in the day, I thought about our class discussion and realized how many lost people actually do not believe, simply because they have not seen it with their own eyes. They believe the earth is flat because they have not been 40,000 feet above the ground to see the curvature of the earth. They have not seen it, so it must not exist. They have not walked on the moon themselves, so the whole event must be a hoax created by the U.S. Government to trick us. And worst of all, they do not believe in the loving God who created them and all we can see. Why do we as people have to see to believe? Why don’t we trust in the unseen?

Our faith in God puts our human nature of distrust to the test. The world we live in, and sometimes our own minds, tell us to only trust what we can see and feel, and probably only about half of that! But our Heavenly Father tells us to fix our eyes on what is unseen because what is seen is temporary. That is what separates the believer from the non-believer. As a believer, I must have faith that the unseen God is constantly present in my life. The same unseen God that created the moon, stars, sun, and the flat or round earth is the same God that will guide my decisions, fill my heart with love for another person, and protect me. Just because I do not see Him with my eyes, walking before me, does not mean that He is not constantly present. I prayed today that we will always question the man-made theories of this world but never question the existence of God or the love He has for each of us.

And just in case it is flat, stay away from the edges!

Chad