Drowned by unbelief

"Hey, what are you doing"

"What do you mean? I'm going to walk over to there."

"To the other side of the lake?"

"What lake?"

"'What lake?' you ask? You don't see it? Well, you'll find out soon enough!"

"Whatever. I've heard people talk about lakes, oceans...you know, the whole water thing. I just don't believe in all that."

"Yeah, I can kinda tell, judging by the dirt and grime all over you."

"I'm as clean as I want to be. Who needs this supposed 'water'?"

"OK, now I can understand how people who are poor, or physically or mentally unable to take care of themselves, might not be able to keep clean. But unless they have no concept of cleanliness, they'd most likely think if they were like you, they'd want to get cleaned up more if they could. You seem to have it together...uh, mostly."

"Well, other than not being able to get a job."

"Why were you turned down?"

"They keep saying I need to get cleaned up. And can you believe they tell me that as I wear my thousand dollar suit?"

"And don't bathe."

"Are we going back to that again? Look, it's time for my walk."

"Do you realize how deep it is, and how far you have to go?"

"(Glug glug)."

 

3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. 4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 3-4, 6; ESV)

I can't see it, but I still have hope

2 Corinthians 5:7--"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
To be honest, times have been challenging lately. The money isn't there like it should be; work can be stressful at times. In short, what we had expected since moving to Texas has not panned out. There are moments where I just want to run away from it all. But deep down, I know God is good. I know He doesn't always give us what we want, but He does give us what we need. And sometimes, I guess what we need is to do without so we can come closer to Him. I am certainly blessed to be married to such a wonderful woman, and there have been many times where, when things all seemed to be against us, we turned to the Lord and to each other as the only seeming places of refuge. I pray that when things do get better in our daily lives, I will still treasure time with God, my wife, and other dear relationships as the most wonderful of blessings.