Predictable

When you set the alarm at night, I bet you expect it to ring in the morning, right?When it rains, I suppose you also don't worry too much about it, because you also know that eventually the rain will bring forth sunshine. The same thing is true concerning the rising and setting of the sun; you trust the morning to soon give way to the night.

Why is it that man can so easily trust these facets of daily life, yet, when it comes to faith in God, we feel uncertain? Regarding tangible items such as the alarm clock we wind up or plug in the wall, it seems easier to trust the predictability of such an item because we can understand it using our senses; meaning, it is something we can see, touch, smell, taste or hear.

Placing ones trust in God seems too risky a proposition, we may say, because we cannot clearly see Him as we would desire. We also cannot smell, taste, touch, or hear His voice audibly, as one would expect to hear the chirping of a bird, or the sound of a brass bell ringing in the distance. Thus, our faith in and love for God, even our desire to do His will, must come from someplace deeper; our heart, mind, spirit and soul.

Tangible things have their place in society, but if we base our life solely on what we can comprehend using our limited abilities, then we must also deny that love exists, for love is as much an unseen 'thing' as God is. And, if we judge what is real based on what we can hear, then when a trainer blows his special dog whistle which only canines can hear, then we have also made an error. So too, are our feelings real, yet it is true one cannot bottle and label emotions as grief, empathy, or guilt.

Today, I encourage you to break free from the stereotypical methods we tend to use to understand, and to take the leap of faith which leads directly to God.

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Contributed by Melanie Schurr (Copyright (c)2003 Melanie Schurr) Melanie Schurr is author of "Ecstatic Living Ecstatic Loving: How to have more peace and joy in marriage, and life in general by walking in harmony with God," and "Son Salutations: A refreshing collection of modern inspirations for those who seek God each day." For more information, visit her web page at www.angelfire.com/mi/melschurr