See!

See!

So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 AMP

God has given us eyes, along with other sensory organs. These help us in our daily human interactions and help put perspective to the experiences. The eyes look at things. That is their function. We observe and take note of objects, situations and events and we shape our lives in line with what we see. There are also people who do not have eyes that see in the physical, but God has so ordained it that other senses strive to make up for the limitations. It's not perfect, but God's ways are mysterious.

There is however another realm God would have us get to in our walk with Him, and it is about seeing what the physical eyes don't or can't see. The walk with God is a walk of faith, where I am called to ignore most of what my physical senses tell me, and focus on what God is saying. At the risk of looking stupid, how do I take life's decisions on the basis of things I cannot naturally sense?

The physical is important, but the spiritual is even more important. The physical remain relevant down here but the spiritual is relevant both for this present time and the time to come. That is why physical possessions do not last; that's why there is  no end to learning and knowledge. That's why no man can predict the future or determine how life will play out. It takes a man of understanding to focus on the eternal and the invisible.

Why is the eternal so important? It is because one day soon, life as we know it now will end. All that you think are important now will be burned with fire. Nothing familiar will remain. At that time, the only thing of value will be the summary of your faith in God, and how you have walked with Him. Life's blessings are important, but they are not a substitute for the person of Life Himself, who is Jesus Christ. If you have Him, you have all you need for this present life and the one to come. His time of favour is here.