Secret Work

September 21, 2007

Lar, Thanks for that needed reminder. Continually I come back to the words C.S. Lewis once quoted: We need to be reminded more than instructed. Time and time again I need to hear the same truth. I need the same realities set before my eyes so that I might see as I ought to see.

Two things in particular struck me as I read your reminder. 1) To work effectively and powerfully in secret, we need to work in faith. That is, we need to look to God to do what He sees fit and to grant the grace that He sees fit. We work by faith and not by sight. It is rare we see immediate fruit from our labor. At least, that is usually the case when we are doing something significant. I think first of prayer. Jesus said that when we pray in secret, the Father who sees in secret will reward us. Working that is worthwhile is work that flows from faith and is done in faith. It is work done with a view towards God.

2) To work effectively and powerfully in secret, we need to be people of vision. This comes naturally to some more than others. It also might come more easily to us at different times. But this is a necessary reality. What is our goal? What do we want to see take place? Sure, we won’t have all the answers to these questions, but I think we ought to think big. After all, we know God. O may the Lord grant us the grace to be people of faith and people of vision. For it is only when we can put contours on where we want to be that we can know what we need to do next. Big-picture clarity brings next action clarity. We are wise to take time to dream.

That’s enough for now, though I surely could say more–as is usually the case. Thanks for stimulating my thoughts brother.
Seeking to work with faith and vision,
Joe

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