faith

⁶ And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6

faith comes down to a perspective change. it's a conscious decision to go against everything that is before us at the moment and change our way of thinking in a way that is in alignment with a God we can't see. sometimes, it comes really easy. other times, our emotions, mindset, circumstance, and every other voice inside of us seems to be telling us to give up, that we are but making a fool out of ourselves. 

in these moments, we have a choice. we can choose faith. we can choose to put to death every other force attempting to take hold of our mind, will, and emotions, and to renew our minds (rom 12:2) in the knowledge that He is right by our side. He's more involved in every detail of our life than we could ever realize. the issue isn't that He's not speaking to us, that He's off at a distance, or that He's not present in our lives, but that we've barely scratched the surface of understanding just how much He actually cares about us. if we could just for a moment quiet our busy minds we'd find Him walking right next to us, waiting patiently for the moment we'd realize His unyielding pursuit of our hearts. He'll never give up. He'll just keep waiting.