Faith Is Daring The Soul To Go Beyond What The Eyes Can See

Now faith is the sentence of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (HEBREWS 11:1 NKJV)

A small-town chamber of commerce once invited a man to address their annual banquet. The speaker was asked to be motivational, since the town's economy had been bad that year and people were discouraged.

During his presentations, the speaker took a very large piece of white paper and made a black dot in the center of it with a marker pen. He then held the paper up before the audience and asked, "What do you see?" One person replied, "I see a block dot." The speaker said, "Fine. What else do you see?"

Others chimed in, "A black dot." The speaker asked, "Don't you see anything besides the dot?" The audience responded with a resounding "NO!"

"But you've overlook the most important thing," The speaker replied. "You've missed seeing the sheet of paper!" He then went to explain, "In our lives, we are often distracted by small, dot like failures. They keep us from seeing blessings, successes, and joys that are far more important than the disappointments that try to monopolize our energy and attention. I encourage you to focus on the big picture of what is right rather than the small view of what is wrong."

Are you so preoccupied today with what is, that you've lost sight of what can be? Step back and see the bigger picture!