I separate this blog in particular into two parts for (conveniently enough), two reasons. For one, it may seem a bit long to some to read both at once, although this one is considerably shorter than the first; and the second reason being that reading both at once is likely to make even more feel as if I'm going off on an entirely different tangent. That is mainly because, I am. It is simply preferable to know the information in part one before moving on to part two. I begin with the same sentence from which I left off:
When the mind supersedes the spirit, we blind ourselves to the things of God. Without the spirit, there is no faith; and without faith, the word and scripture of God will have no power in your life. To achieve true faith is not only essential, but a daily struggle.
Throughout the bible, over the course of Jesus' life on earth, even the twelve disciples struggle with faith on multiple occasions. To say, "O ye of little faith" to them becomes somewhat of Jesus' catch phrase. If the Son of Man was healing the blind, sick, and dead before their eyes, one would think that having enough faith wouldn't be as much of an issue: but it was.
Today, I believe the struggle is even more difficult than before. We are raised in such a way as to put the temporal world (the 'temporal' being the 'temporary') above the supernatural realm. In doing so, we are prone to, in a way, forget God; and when we do remember him, we put him in a box.
"Not being able to understand God is frustrating, but it is ridiculous for us to think we have the right to limit God to something we are capable of comprehending... If my mind is the size of a soda can and God is the size of all the oceans, it would be stupid for me to say He is only the small amount of water I can scoop into my little can."
- Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love
In essence, we have forgotten that God is God of the impossible, and that he can do the impossible through us.
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