FACING THE UNKNOWN IN OUR LIFE

FACING THE UNKNOWN
IN LIFE


We all face challenges
We ALL face uncertainty-
And DOUBT in life


In the 9^th chapter
Of Saint Mark's gospel-
Today-we read about a
Young boy who has been POSSESSED
By an impure spirit
SINCE childhood


The disciples had already
TRIED and failed
At healing the boy


The boys father says,
“But if you can do anything-
TAKE pity on us-and HELP US”


Jesus responds,
“IF you can?-EVERYTHING
Is possible for one
WHO BELIEVES”


And immediately the boy's father said,
“I do BELIEVE-HELP my unbelief” Mark 16:22-24


And ISN'T THAT how we feel-
WHEN we PRAY to God
For something HARD


“I DO believe-help my UNBELIEF”


It takes some LIVING
Some MATURING in God to get to this point
Some HARD-WON HUMILITY
To get to such
An HONEST place in life


FAITH is not certainty
It is BELIEVING when
EVERYTHING in life says
It can't happen


We KNOW it can=if we
Juts believe in God
Believe in GOOD


“Command those
Who are rich
In the present world


NOT to be arrogant
Nor to put their HOPE
In wealth


Which is so UNCERTAIN
But to put their hope
IN GOD


Who richly provides us
With everything
For our ENJOYMENT” 1 Timothy 6:17


It TAKES years of maturity
Sometimes even decades
BEFORE we can see
The GOOD that can come
From difficulty or painful experience


UNTIL that day comes
It is HELPFUL to have people
In our lives


Who ALLOW us to mature
Who allow us to EXPRESS-
BOTH our hope and our doubt


FACING THE UNKNOWN in our life


BELIEVE in God-believe in Jesus
Allow yourself to MATURE
And you will see HOW
Your suffering has HELPED you-
And can help others OVER TIME


“We do-however-
SPEAK a message of wisdom
Among the mature


But NOT the wisdom
Of this age


Or the rulers
Of this age
Who are coming to NOTHING” 1 Corinthians 2:6


“Let PERSEVERANCE
FINISH its work in you


So that you may be MATURE
And COMPLETE
Not lacking anything” James 1:4


SOMETIMES we make it THROUGH
The hard times in life
By just FACING THE UNKNOWN


And that provides a GOODNESS in us


Lord-thank you for ALLOWING US
To MATURE
By FACING THE UNKNOWN


LORD-I DO BELIEVE!


Robert P. Wallman
2-17-17





Ps INPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek