Tainted Evidence

“Don’t look outside to determine what’s inside.”

Loren Thornburg

So often we look to results to determine the value we have to offer. We put our worth in the hands of others. As a coach I found this to be true for myself. The record of our team largely determined whether I was a good coach or not. Essentially I put my worth in the hands of teenagers. We are constantly looking for evidence to support whether we are talented or not. We look to how many facebook friends we have, if we are married or dating, grades, accomplishments of our kids, success of our jobs, how much money we make, and on and on. Unfortunately our evidence is usually tainted. We may not be seeing it as it really is, have all the facts, or be looking in the right places. Although, a talented coach will often have evidence of a good record to support the talent one has it is not always true. Facebook friends are not a true measure of friendship, our bank account does not determine what we have to offer this world, and there is much more to the story than your marital status. It is never a good idea to ride that roller coaster of ups and downs of one day finding worth and the next day not, based on the outcomes of the day. If you’re looking outside to find evidence of what you have inside you’re going to be left with a view tainted. Don’t look out to determine what’s in.

“Moses kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.”

Hebrews 11:27 NLT

We are going to get worn down fast if we are looking to the world to determine our worth. Even if you find it proves you worthy it will never be enough and you will miss out on true worth. In Hebrews we get a snap shot of many of the ways Moses lived out his faith in God. He was looking ahead to God past the outcomes of his day to the “one who is invisible.” It’s the only way that we can get off that roller coaster ride and keep right on going in the midst of hard times when the evidence is not pointing in your favor. Follow the example of Moses and keep right on going in the things God has called you to even though you find no evidence that says you should, no reason to believe you can, and no proof that says you are worthy for the “one who is invisible” calls and says You are worth it, You are worthy!!