I have long been struggling with the question of where the line between living by faith and living “smart” lies. If you are living for God, it seems this question comes up quite a bit.

I have come to this conclusion….

There is no other way to live for God than eyes wide shut, all-in, going for it.

Where do I get that idea? Often God has us in situations where we HAVE to rely on Him. We think the situation is the problem, but it is us, or what we are not seeing. It is us teeter-tottering between fully living by faith in God and living “smart” in our eyes.

Where does the worry in a situation come from? From us trying to fit the solution for the situation into our “smart” thinking. It is easy to do. We try to fit the other side into our thinking or perspective. The problem is that when we are trying to make sure we are living “smart” we are trying to protect ourselves, but Paul says to become a man of no reputation. That is all-in blind faith. Not protecting ourselves, but trusting that God will take care of it. Besides, we are trying to protect ourselves from GOD!

If something is God and you know it, save yourself some worry and frustration and just live all-in blind.