"We walk by faith, not by sight." II Corinthians 5:7
I heard a story about a family whose house caught on fire. The children were all gathered and frantically ushered outside, but the youngest little boy, who was five years old, could not be found. When the fire broke out, he became scared and hid himself under the bed. Frozen in fear, he could not reply when his father called for him. As the house continued to go up in flames and smoke engulfed the place, the father was forced to run outside to avoid smoke inhalation, but he planned on running back in to search for his lost son. All of a sudden, flames and smoke took over the first floor of the house. There would be no way to run back in. That's when he heard his little boy's cry, "Daddy, mommy! Are you there! The father caught a glimpse of his little boy frantically trying to climb out of the window on the second floor, but the little boy paused in fear when he realized there was no where for him to go. Smoke surrounded the house so the little boy couldn't see below him. The father yelled for the son and positioned himself in a place where he could catch the boy. The father yelled, "Son, jump! Daddy will catch you!" The little boy yelled back, "Daddy, I can't jump! I'm too scared! I can't see you!" The dad called out, "You may not see me, but I see you! Trust me! I will catch you! Jump!" With all the faith the little boy could muster up, he jumped, still not being able to see his dad. Seconds later, his father caught him, just like he said he would, and the little boy's life was saved. The lesson of the story is, sometimes we cannot see or feel God during certain parts of our walk with Him. Yet, even though we cannot see him or feel Him, we must trust that he is there, leading and guiding us. We might be a little scared with things that come our way, but our job is to step out by faith knowing that our loving father will catch us. He won't let us fall. That's the kind of God that we serve.
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