Blind Faith, Not Just A Band

I was having a discussion today with some friends of mine who were questioning how anybody could beleive some of the seemingly-ridiculous and illogical things in the Bible, and I thought I made a good point on how blind faith works. After their confused and almost-distressed remarks, I told them this:

Blind faith is pointless if theres no portion of the picture you can see. Everyone needs a certain amount of faith before they can even beleive things from the Bible could have happened how they're described. And, if I believe that God had everything in control when he let Satan come to earth, or that man was created from the dust of the earth, which I wholeheartedly do believe, because I know God has a pretty damn good reason for it, my question to you would be: So what if I do? Is my faith, my devotion, or my love for God weakened? No. In fact, its strengthened, solely for the reason that you ridicule and make those who beleive so suffer. If not for that, it would mean NOTHING to us. Because either way, we know that all the love's there, and it always has been. If God says he has good intentions for my life and for the lives of all who've followed him in the past, present, and future, I can believe what he says, and what his messengers filled with the Holy Spirit have written, because God gives people the gift of faith. He can't just promise you wonderful things and not give you anything to sustain you. Faith is daily strengthened through things we do understand, but after that first bit of faith, its up to you to have blind faith, even for things you could learn tommorrow, and in the same way, things not in your lifetime.

It's okay, because you need the Holy Spirit to understand any of God's words. Without it, you are 'blind'. I would say I understand how without the Holy Spirit, you could beleive God doesn't exist, but I can't, I just see too many holes and false walls. Its like me saying I could understand how someone believes they could breathe without oxygen...but I can't. I don't know about you, but I gave up my stubborn pride a long time ago, and it worked out as the best decision I had ever made in my life, because I see the peices of the puzzle coming together, and I don't think theres any reason you could tell me theres going to be peices missing, because you don't know that, and so far I haven't seen any reason why not. And until I do, I'm not going to worry about it.

God Bless ya'll, and have a Happy Groundhog Day! (...I always seem to post on some sort of holiday...)


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Genesis 24:49
"Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn."