Believing in Jesus

So often we confuse “believing in Jesus” with the emotions we assume will come from those beliefs.  But the emotions don’t always come right away.  Believing in Jesus is not about how we feel on any given day, but rather about who we choose to follow every single day. ?

Having believed in Jesus for over 50 years, I can assure you that some days I can feel His Presence in me, surrounding me, protecting me.  And sometimes I don’t.  And I can also assure you, it’s so much harder to follow Jesus when I can’t feel His Presence and we are not alone in this.

But then, how much more of a gift it is to follow Jesus when we are unsure?  To follow Jesus when we don’t “feel” His presence? 

In the Bible, Jesus talks with Thomas as to how incredibly special the people will be who believe, but will not have seen.  It’s the same with our emotions.

The people who follow Jesus even though they don’t always feel His Presence are incredibly special.  They follow Jesus “blindly”, with a faith that inspires us all.

The “emotion” of feeling God’s Presence is God’s gift to us, but following Jesus even when we don’t “feel” His Presence is our gift to Him.

Since Jesus has given us each so much, it’s nice to know that we have something that we can give Him ?