Believing is Seeing
“I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause,” sings the very excited boy. Apparently, he had snuck downstairs on Christmas Eve and witnessed his mother kissing Santa. Of course, we all know it was not Santa. Although I do wonder why dad was wearing a Santa suit. Was he on his way to an office Christmas party?
But the boy’s optic nerves saw what he believed he might see. Since it was Christmas Eve, a man in a red suit might indeed be Santa. Whether he was Kissing Mommy or not.
While we often say, “Seeing is believing,” the opposite is also true. We claim to be rational, logical, and skeptical. But what we believe can affect what we see. Optical illusions are the result of this. “Seeing things” is a result of this.
What we believe is more important than what we think. What we believe is more important than what we see. What we believe is more important than what we understand. What we believe is closely tied in with who we are.
How necessary, therefore, to believe what is true. (II Thessalonians 2:11,12)
How necessary, therefore, to be able to articulate what we believe. (1 Pet. 3:15)
How necessary, therefore, to let our senses be guided by our beliefs.
Believe and see.