Focus on What You Know to Be True
I had a wonderful conversation a few months ago with a dear friend regarding Christianity and all the other religions out there in the world. These sometimes are my favorite conversations to have because they remind me so much of what my faith rests on-Jesus! One of her comments to me was,
“Lisa, everyone has the same conviction and passion regarding their belief system as you do. Everyone believes their way is the right way and that requires some sort of faith."
She has an interesting point.
As I finished my conversation, I thought of a few things about Christianity that perplex me - Why does God care so much about ME? This world is so huge, how can I be significant to God? I am just a little peon woman living in Folsom. Is my conviction and passion for my faith really the same as the Muslim, the Buddhist, and the Hindu? They seem committed to their beliefs too? What is the difference? These are some questions I look forward to chatting with God about over my low fat latte in Heaven one day. Things that don’t make sense to me, or I can’t find the perfect answer for? I am sure you have your own “God Questions.”
But what do I know? What do I know to be true about God? What do I know about His promises? What do I know about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? What do I know about when I pray to God and He hears me and answers me. What do I know about the power of the Holy Spirit working daily in my life to help guide me in and out of my situations and circumstances? There is so much I do know and that is where I am choosing to put my faith in. Not the things that confuse me or doesn’t make sense to me.
Paul tells us in Romans 11:33:
“Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God. How unsearchable his judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Who has ever given to God that God should repay Him? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen”