Pernah dengar istilah “melihat dengan mata iman”? Tapi… apa itu mata iman, dan mungkinkah kita benar-benar melatihnya?
Kita hidup dalam dunia yang penuh logika, statistik, dan bukti nyata. Tapi ada saat-saat di mana logika tak cukup menjawab, dan yang tersisa hanyalah percaya. Di situlah mata iman mulai bekerja.
Eye of Faith Sees the Unseen
In 2 Corinthians 5:7 it says, “For we live by faith, not by sight.” This means faith has its own way of “seeing,” not with the retina, but with a heart that trusts in God’s truth.
The physical eye sees facts: illness, lack, rejection. But the eye of faith sees promises: healing, restoration, provision. The physical eye sees the sea in front and soldiers behind. But the eye of faith, like Moses, sees the path God can open (Exodus 14:21).
Faith Is Not Blind, But Trained
Faith does not mean blind and reckless. Rather, faith is built through a deep knowledge of who God is. Like a muscle that is trained, the eye of faith can also be strengthened.
How? By continually relying on God amid uncertain situations. When you choose to keep believing even though there is no way out yet, you are “training” your eye not to focus only on what is visible.
The Word Is the Glasses of the Eye of Faith
Without the word, our vision is blurry. Romans 10:17 says, “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” The word is the “spiritual glasses” that help us see from God’s perspective, not the narrow human viewpoint.
Without these glasses, we can quickly despair. But with the eye of faith, we can see hope even in the midst of fog.
Train and Use It
The eye of faith is not innate, but the result of daily training. In small choices: remaining thankful when disappointed, continuing to hope when unanswered, continuing to walk even though the end is not yet seen.
And gradually, your eye of faith will become sharper in seeing God’s presence behind every season of life.
