Visible
Words of Encouragement
You already believe in more than you can see. Every time you have felt love — really felt it, not just observed the behavior of it — you were experiencing something invisible and calling it real. Every time a thought changed your direction, every time an emotion moved you to action, every time your spirit stirred at something your natural mind could not explain — you were living proof that the invisible is real. The faith that Hebrews describes is not a leap into the dark. It is a step into the most well-lit room in the universe — the room where the invisible Source of all things visible is waiting for you with open arms. Your faith does not have to be perfect to grow. It just has to be pointed in the right direction. Point it toward the God who spoke everything you can see into existence from the everything you cannot see — and watch what He speaks into existence in your life next. The invisible is working. Right now. On your behalf. Believe it.
Focus
Words of Encouragement
You are not just a physical person having an occasional spiritual experience. You are a spiritual person having a physical experience — and the spiritual dimension of your life is just as real, just as active, and just as important as everything you can see and touch and measure. Your inner being is being renewed right now — today, in this moment, in this season — even if your outer person feels the weight of time and trouble. The difficulties you are facing are not wasted. They are not random. They are producing something of such eternal weight and glory that Paul says there is simply no comparison. Wake up to that today friend. Both eyes open — natural and spiritual. That is the fully alive, fully awake Kingdom life you were designed for. And it is available to you right now.
Unseen
Words of Encouragement
What you are going through right now may feel very real — and it is. But it is not the most real thing in your life. The most real thing in your life is the unseen — the Holy Spirit dwelling within you, the eternal purpose being worked out through your trouble, the glory being produced in the very place that feels the most painful. Paul didn't write these words from a comfortable study — he wrote them from a place of genuine suffering. And he still said the troubles are slight and short-lived compared to what is being produced. You are not just surviving your season. You are being shaped by it into something of eternal, weighty glory. The unseen is at work in you — right now, today, in this very moment. Don't give up. The most real part of your story is still invisible — and it is magnificent.
Dimensions
Words of Encouragement:
Renaissance People, you are loved with a love that operates in dimensions your mind cannot fully comprehend! Stop trying to measure God's affection using human standards or earthly comparisons. His love is deeply intimate while being far-reaching, enduring through all eternity while being completely inclusive of who you are right now. This isn't love you have to earn, qualify for, or prove worthy of—it's love that was demonstrated before you were born and will continue long after earthly measurements cease to matter. Ask Daddy God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit to show you how big Their love is for you, and prepare to be overwhelmed by dimensions of divine affection that will fill you to overflowing with God's very nature. You are loved beyond measurement!