Believe it to See it...

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists" Hebrews 11:6

Have you ever noticed that God does not do business the way that the world does business? The world tells us that we have to see something for us to believe it is real. We want proof. Proof that is tangible and obvious. Subtle details are not enough for us anymore. We want something to stare us in the face for us to feel like we can put some trust into it. Once we have that proof we then want it to be reaffirmed to us over and over to maintain that feeling of security that we have acquired.

The "seeing is believing" policy of the world that I have just described to you is the exact opposite of God's policy. God's policy says that you have to "Believe it if you ever want to see it!" God wants our faith. He wants our faith in His word and in His Son Jesus. God is not going to open a window to heaven so we can peek in for a second and say, "Oh good, it is real. I guess that I will start believing now that I know for sure." -- You may laugh, but who wouldn't love a peek?!?! Our faith, belief and unyielding trust is the greatest gift we can offer God. It is all He wants.

Wouldn't you rather have someone trust you simply because they believe in you, versus you having to prove yourself worthy of their trust before they will offer it to you. It is a pretty big insult when you have to prove yourself worthy of some one's trust before they will give it to you.