"The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty. Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life; gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.”
- Oswald Chambers
“for we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7
The world values common sense and knowledge but faith always requires a level of uncertainty, a level of danger, a level of sacrifice of what is precious and a level of hearing God's voice and obeying. All these elements of faith are built up over time in smaller tests until we are ready for the defining test(s) of our lives. Those tests may look like interruptions in our lives, but from God’s perspective they are part of the road that we walk in Him. “The instant we abandon ourselves to God, he begins to fill our life with constant surprises,” Chambers continues. God often calls us to do works which are insensible to our minds. Growing faith, like growing muscle, requires resistance. Peter clued us into this when he wrote, “12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.” 1 Peter 4:12-13
- Oswald Chambers
“for we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7
The world values common sense and knowledge but faith always requires a level of uncertainty, a level of danger, a level of sacrifice of what is precious and a level of hearing God's voice and obeying. All these elements of faith are built up over time in smaller tests until we are ready for the defining test(s) of our lives. Those tests may look like interruptions in our lives, but from God’s perspective they are part of the road that we walk in Him. “The instant we abandon ourselves to God, he begins to fill our life with constant surprises,” Chambers continues. God often calls us to do works which are insensible to our minds. Growing faith, like growing muscle, requires resistance. Peter clued us into this when he wrote, “12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.” 1 Peter 4:12-13
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