2 Corinthians 4:18 “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.”
In the passage of scripture quoted above the Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul teaches us not to look at the things that are seen, but rather to look at the things that are not seen. The things that are seen are the circumstances that we want changed. It may be a sickness or it may be a financial need, or it may be any number of real circumstances that do not line up with the promises of God. Whatever these circumstances may be, they are real and they exist. As believers, we are never taught to deny them or to pretend that they do not exist. But rather as believers, we are taught not to look at those circumstances, or you could say we are taught to ignore them. What we are taught to look at is what the promise of God says about the circumstance and we are to keep our eyes fixed on that. There are two main reasons why we do not look at our circumstance but rather at the promise of God, firstly because the promise of God is eternal while our circumstance is only temporary. God’s word will never change, it is immovable. No matter how contrary to God’s word your circumstance may be, God’s word regarding that circumstance remains the same. And His power, through faith in His power, will always cause your circumstance to line up with His word, for His word is eternal. Secondly, we do not look at the circumstance because what we look at affects our thinking which can create doubt in our minds, thus nullifying our faith in the promise of God.
Michael E.B. Maher
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