'Even When I Cannot See...'

“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.’”—Genesis 12:1

Someone has described blind faith as something that “can be practiced by anyone, including atheists. Blind faith occurs when someone puts their faith in something without any evidence.” (As a side note, this same definition listed a word related to blind faith: “stupidity.”)

It's good to remember that no matter how nice, pleasant, and almost antiseptic our culture has reinvented the definition of faith, the one handed down to us by Abraham is hardly blind and definitely not stupid. In fact, the example of Kingdom faith set by our spiritual fathers and mothers is, in more ways than one, “out there” bold. It’s life-on-the-edge, extreme power walking with the Creator of the universe, and has a seed so volatile, it can move mountains with just one word.

Faith in God’s leading in our lives may not mean actually leaving one place to go to another, but it will continually challenge us to let go of what is familiar, safe, comfortable and practical—even to “boldly go where no man has gone before.” Each day presents "trust Me" moments that are a mind-bending adventure, challenging every comfortable thought pattern, mindset, or habit that makes sense...

...and that wants to keep our finger on the control button.

Contrary to blind faith, the kind of faith we get to grab hold of is, as the Amplified puts it, “the proof of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality—faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.”  And what is that conviction? Simply that there has never, ever been an exception to this: “God said…and it was so.”

Lord, help us yet again today to remember that amazingly wonderful conviction, and to step out as You lead.

Would I believe you when you would say

Your hand will guide my every way

Will I receive the words You say

Every moment of every day

Well I will walk by faith

Even when I cannot see ....

(from "Walk by Faith" by Jeremy Camp)