Believe It So You Can See It
By Rick Warren
“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
Faith is visualizing the future. It’s believing in something before you see it. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see” (NLT).
A lot of people say, “I’ll believe it when I see it!” God says the exact opposite is true: “You’ll see it when you first believe it.” Many things in life must be believed before they can be seen.
In 1961, the Soviet Union sent the first cosmonaut into outer space. He circled the earth, and when he came back down, he did a press conference and said, “I searched the heavens, and I looked for God, and I did not see him anywhere. Therefore, there is no God.” The Communists, an atheistic regime, concluded, “We now have scientific proof that there is no God.”
About 10 months later, John Glenn, an astronaut from the U.S., went into space, circled the earth three times, came back down, and held a press conference. He said, “I saw God everywhere! I saw his glory in the galaxy. I saw his splendor in the universe. I saw his majesty in the stars.”
Jesus said, “Unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God” (John 3:3 NLT). Until there is a spiritual transformation in your life, you’ll be, in essence, too narrow-minded to see the possibility of what God is doing in the world around you. This is true of every person. Faith comes before seeing.
The truth is, nothing significant ever happens in life until someone starts dreaming. Every building starts as an idea in an architect’s mind. Every piece of music starts as an inspiration in a composer’s mind. Every gold medal starts as a dream in an athlete’s mind. They believe it before they can see it.
It is a universal principle of life: You have to believe before you can see. When you have faith, you will see the amazing things God is doing in you, through you, and around you.
So dream the biggest dream you can—and then believe that God can top it!
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