If God claims to be present and my trouble goes on and on, I need to decide whether to give up the faith or to put the Word of God (which says God claims to be present) above even something so fundamental a touchstone as my five senses. The five senses are our normal ways of knowing the world. But are they ultimate?
Come to think of it, why should the crumbling of my world be considered counter-evidence of God’s presence? Will I dictate to God what form His presence should take? Am I the judge that I should say what is inconsistent with God’s presence?
What if God is up to something in this crumbling of the world, something I have no idea of, something that will take time to be visible or come to fruition? If it comes to it, you and I must make this policy statement: Even if there is a choice between God’s Word and our eyes, I believe you, God. Because you say that you are with me, even now, I believe you.
Andree Seu
