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Seeing the Unseen
David Jeremiah
While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18
Recommended Reading
Romans 8:18
The cofounder of Apple Computer, the late Steve Jobs, was actually fired from his position as CEO of the company before he came back to lead its renaissance. In a commencement address at Stanford University in 2005, Jobs said, "I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have happened to me. . . . It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
Many people, Christians and non-Christians alike, testify that failure has been a back door to success. But the Bible explains why -- and what God is doing in the midst of failure for those who trust in Him. When we experience failure -- or any kind of affliction -- we focus on what is seen; we focus on the moment. But God is at work in us doing the unseen -- shaping our character into the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:28-29). Only the Christian can be confident that God is going to use failure for a deep purpose in his life.
If you regret a failure in your life, thank God for the unseen work He is doing in you today.
The Christian message is for those who have done their best -- and failed!
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Read-thru-the-Bible
Deuteronomy 15:1 -- 18:22
David Jeremiah
While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18
Recommended Reading
Romans 8:18
The cofounder of Apple Computer, the late Steve Jobs, was actually fired from his position as CEO of the company before he came back to lead its renaissance. In a commencement address at Stanford University in 2005, Jobs said, "I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have happened to me. . . . It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
Many people, Christians and non-Christians alike, testify that failure has been a back door to success. But the Bible explains why -- and what God is doing in the midst of failure for those who trust in Him. When we experience failure -- or any kind of affliction -- we focus on what is seen; we focus on the moment. But God is at work in us doing the unseen -- shaping our character into the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:28-29). Only the Christian can be confident that God is going to use failure for a deep purpose in his life.
If you regret a failure in your life, thank God for the unseen work He is doing in you today.
The Christian message is for those who have done their best -- and failed!
Unknown
Read-thru-the-Bible
Deuteronomy 15:1 -- 18:22
