Encounter

I am by nature a skeptic; a real "show me the money" kinda girl; a marketers nightmare. I can usually spot a con a mile away and am not generally wooed by bells nor whistles. (This, by the way, further explains my love of great design because instead of relying on gimmicks, it simply demonstrates evidence of a well thought out, beautifully executed plan.)

So, I was reading one of my favorite passages in Hebrews which defines faith as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." From there, it lists in detail a number of champions of faith and the specifics of what they were commended for. As I pause to consider these individuals, I realized that the faith demonstrated by these men and women requires a deep unshakable knowing. It was not just the product of wishful thinking. This level of faith requires a personal, life changing encounter with the living God. Like my brothers and sisters documented in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, my faith transcends my skepticism. It is not the best answer that I could find to a difficult question, to be discarded and replaced when a better one surfaces. It is the result of personally encountering God, when I was not even looking for him, and finding my heart's home.