“And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
Luke 1:45
Last week, during Sunday school, my teacher referred
to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. While watching news, she came
across a reporter interviewing a student who had made it out of the building
safely. When the reporter asked the student what they had seen, he said
“nothing.” He explained that the teacher told them to close their eyes and hold
her hand while she led them out. My Sunday school teacher referred to the
student’s obedience as “blind faith”, and just like the children showed it
towards their teacher, God wants us to show that same type of trust towards
Him.
Hebrews chapter 11, verse 1 states “now faith is
the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith is,
indeed, believing without seeing. When we think all hope is lost, we put our
trust in God knowing that He will bring us through to an unseen, but incredible
end result. As discussed in a previous post, for years, I prayed that the Lord
would reveal to me my purpose in life, and this summer He told me exactly what
it is that He wants me to do. At the time, I believed that I had fully accepted
it but then anticipations and nerves started to overwhelm me. I have yet to
pursue the path the Lord wants me to travel because I don’t know how I’m going
to overcome the obstacles and criticism that I know I’m going to have to face.
Within the past few months, a couple
of people, that I’m close to, have been accomplishing the same exact things
that the Lord has called me to achieve. As happy, as I was about their success,
I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to measure up because it seemed like
support and opportunities came very easily and rather quickly for them,
especially because they’re older and are more well-known. Even with my negative
anticipations, I had the desire to do the Lord’s work but when I attempted to
take a single step towards my purpose something, or someone would jump out in
front of me with an issue that I just couldn’t get around, or dissuading words
that made me turn the other way. I became discouraged and tried contemplating a
substitution for my calling, and even thought about giving up completely.
This brings me to the scripture above. As
Christians we seem to think that our uncertainty towards our purpose comes from
our lack of faith in believing that we’ll make it to the end. What made it difficult
for me is that I, in fact, believed that I would make it to the end. I could
see the finish line, clear as day, but I could also see the obstacles that were
on the path. I realize that it’s not the resolution that I’m hesitant about;
it’s the journey towards it. However, after the discussion we had in Sunday
school I realized that comparing myself to others is not something I should be
doing, and overcoming trials is not something that I should be stressing over.
Philippians 4:13 states “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth
me.” God has a purpose for each and every one of us, and no two plans are
exactly the same. We don’t have to measure up to anyone because at the end of
the day, God doesn’t measure our success against each others, but against our
obedience to what He told us to do. We
don’t have to be afraid of conquering obstacles that get in out way, because
Jesus is the only equipment we need to get around it. However, it’s going to
take more than faith to see us through. Just like those students in Sandy Hook
did, we must have “blind faith”, eyes closed, hand out allowing God to guide
every move me make and trusting that everything is going to work out for our
good. I don’t care if I’m bruised and bloody when I make it to the end, as
least I’ll have made it, so I’m ready to dive in to my purpose head first.
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