Landing Spot

<p>The impala, a member of the antelope family, is able to jump up to ten feet high and thirty feet in length. It&rsquo;s an incredible feat, and no doubt essential to its survival in the African wild. Yet, at many impala enclosures found in zoos, you&rsquo;ll find that the animals are kept in place by a wall that&rsquo;s merely three feet tall. How can such a low wall contain these athletic animals? It works because impalas will never jump unless they can see where they&rsquo;ll land. The wall keeps the impalas inside the enclosure because they can&rsquo;t see what is on the other side.</p> <p>As humans, we&rsquo;re not all that different. We want to know the outcome of a situation before we move forward. The life of faith, however, rarely works that way. Writing to the church at Corinth, Paul reminds them, &ldquo;We live by faith, not by sight&rdquo; (2 Corinthians 5:7).</p> <p>Jesus taught us to pray, &ldquo;Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven&rdquo; (Matthew 6:10). But that doesn&rsquo;t mean we&rsquo;ll know His outcomes beforehand. Living by faith means trusting His good purposes even when those purposes are shrouded in mystery.</p> <p>In the midst of life&rsquo;s uncertainties, we can trust His unfailing love. No matter what life throws at us, &ldquo;we make it our goal to please him&rdquo; (2 Corinthians 5:9).&nbsp;</p>