certain of what we do not see

can one be certain of what they cannot see? is it possible to trust that much in something that is never seen to be truth. well obviously this is something that is hard to be able to do. more people than not have followed this concept of 'if i can not see it then it must not be true.' this is the concept most people probably hold as truth. one of the only truths that there is has to be visible. and even in those circumstances can there be absolutes with what can be viewed.

yet children will believe anything you tell them. it is part of their naitivity and innocence. i wonder if that is what Jesus is talking about, "having faith like a child." being naive and innocent enough to believe anything that is told to them. was i like this growing up(with parents)? or even in college(profs)? or now?

having faith is not easy. faith can be best defined as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." that is what makes faith so hard. it doesnt say faith is something that will be revealed tomorrow or that we will be able to touch Jesus' scars like thomas did. we cannot see and might never see the scars of Jesus. so for now we are stuck in a world without physical evidence of our resurrected Savior.

alot of converts today are children under the age of 13. is that because they are so innocent and naive that they will believe eveything told to them so they confess, believe and begin a relationship out of that is all they have ever been told or do they truly believe in their heart that Jesus is Lord. it is a hard concept for anyone to handle.

you might be reading this and wondering if i am possibly having a faith crisis. well i am definately not having a crisis but i now many who are. many who are falling away from what they have grown up believing and what they once proclaimed as truth. they see as a lie or at least that if God is so loving and gracious, why does there have to be so much pain?

what was once enough for them to believe as a child has now become tough. is this a problem within the church or an issue within the people themselves? did we not disciple them enough. and if we did then why are they falling away as i write this blog? is there a way to stop this trend. or is this bound to happen? i dont want to be convinced that this is what i will have to face as time goes on. as more people that have been poured into will eventually just dump everything they have been told and walk away.

going back to the idea of faith is "being sure of what we hope for." just makes us have to hope a llittle more. sometimes their is things that we cannot prove. as much as we read and dig perrper into the apologetics of Christianity. it still goes back to the hope, trust and certainty of what we do not see.

as i sit here and type this i am wearing a blue shirt, shorts and flip flops but I guess that you will just have to believe me.