Confidence

I read an essay today that I hadn't read previously. I needed to wait an hour for an appointment so I planned on reading just to fill the time, but I quickly became engrossed in the material that the author presented.

This essay contrasted the difference between knowledge and belief, but the line of thinking that caught my attention was the reminder of why we as Christians believe what we do about God's leading on our lives - why we can have confidence in God when things don't seem to make "logical" sense. (Logical referring to provable scientific standards)

Read the essay if you get a chance, but here are some of the quotes that I am pondering.

From the essay: On Obstinacy in Belief by C.S. Lewis

"If human life is in fact ordered by a beneficent being whose knowledge of our real needs and of the way in which they can be satisfied infinitely exceeds our own, we must expect a priori that His operations will often appear to us far from being beneficent and far from wise, and that it will be our highest prudence to give Him our confidence in spite of this."

"No man is our friend who believes in our good intentions only when they are proved."

"You are no longer faced with an argument which demands your assent, but with a Person who demands your confidence."

It's worth reflecting on...