I am not much for watching TV. I don't really have a desire to sit on my couch staring at a picture box. I can't sit still that long for one and I get bored easily. My mind wanders and my thoughts drift.... I am constantly getting down and up and up and down.
But.... I did watch TV last night. I happened to see the show Grey's Anatomy. Ever watch it?
I have caught a few episodes before but its been a while since I have followed the sory line.
The show was about a healer.... yup, thats right a healer! This lady was going around the hospital and placing her hands on all the sick patients and "healing" them.
The main characters of the show were facing difficult situations in their personal lives.... a divorce, a young child who was facing life-threatening injuries from a bookshelf falling on him.... I cant remember the others. But throughout the 60 minute show the characters kept talking about faith....."keep the faith," "all you need is a little faith"
Faith in what?
Faith in Medicine? Faith in a healer? Faith in some magical answer to your marriage?
Now I know its just a TV show and I know that it is there for entertainment purposes....but this is SO true of so many people's REAL life!
It breaks my heart that people turn to God to fix their problems: save their marriage, stop their drug addiction, give them money....
Please don't misunderstand me or read into this the wrong way! God can and does do those things.... ALL the time. But being a child of God is so much sweeter and so much more beautiful then that.
I have FAITH in a God who loved me so much He sent His only Son to die on the cross for my sins.... I have FAITH in a God who can "move mountains" (I'm reading thru the gospels and LOVE this part of scripture!)....... I have FAITH in a God who chooses to NOT answer some of my prayers because only HE knows what is truly best for me...... I have FAITH in a God who loves me and accepts me as I am right NOW, TODAY...... I have FAITH in a God who is not finished with me and loves me ENOUGH to continue to work in my life.
So, YES there is something to have Faith in.
There is a power out there that is greater and more beautiful then anything we can imagine.
Yes there is something that we can cling too when all else fades and disappers
but, its not medicine and some magic potion or a healer.....
Its falling in Love with Jesus. Its being in an intimate and real relationship with Him. Its one that frees you of your guilt and shame and sin..... Its one that you can rely on even when your baby dies, your surgery is complex, and your marriage ends.
I pray today that if you don't know or have that kind of FAITH, that God would stir something inside of you.... that your heart and soul would burn for something more! I pray for your salvation and for understanding just how much God LOVES you! Have faith in that my friends!
