unknown.

first of all, read these lyrics. of course. ;)
courtesy of the all wonderful Lifehouse.

"this doubt is screaming in my face
in this familiar place sheltered and concealed
and if this night won't let me rest
don't let me second guess what I know to be real
put away all I know for tonight
and maybe I just might learn to let it go
take my security from me and maybe finally I won't have to know everything
I am falling into grace
to the unknown to where you are and
faith makes everybody scared
it's the unknown the don't-know
that keeps me hanging on and on and on to you"

i've heard this song a million times. it's on their first album, so i've been listening to it since i was like fifteen. and here i am at 20 years old, and i'm just now really hearing these lyrics. they struck me. because i have such an issue with faith sometimes. i start second guessing everything i think i'm so sure about. the song is right, faith makes everybody scared. this doesn't even have to mean faith in God. it can mean faith in a relationship, person, or even something like an airplane. we trust that relationships will last, people won't let us down, and that plane will stay in the air like it's supposed to. who guarantees this stuff though? no one. so as Christians, how do we know for sure God exists? Jesus died and rose again? we didn't see that happen, we have a book to tell us. and we trust it. surely every Christian has thought it at one point or another..."what if this is all wrong, and God is just a nice idea?" trust me, i've struggled with all of this. and it's true, i didn't witness the crucifixion/resurrection. i've never met Jesus face to face. i've never audibly heard God's voice. but when i sit and think about seeing "God's fingerprints"...oh yes, I so have. in my life, in my friends' lives, in my parents' lives. and that's enough for me, if nothing else. i hang onto God because He hangs onto me too. like the song says, "you never let go of me..." :)