The Unknown Place And Road To It

In saying that He would go and prepare a place for the Disciples, and that they know the way to the place, Thomas was honest in saying, " Lord, we do not know where you are going." Jesus then nailed it down for them. He said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." Thomas didn't have a corner on the doubting market. Phillip then said to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." Jesus then went on to answer in a dozen different ways to get His message across to them.

So how do we as spiritually challenged humans dig our way out of this doubting posture? The answer is simple. We don't. God gives us the attribute of discernment. What is discernment? Webster tells us that it is, "the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure." Add a little Holy Spirit to this for fuel and we're off. But looking back to when our parents dropped us off at school for the first time, did we have doubts about what we were getting into? Did we find it hard to buy into the meaning behind all of it? Was it better the next day, and the next? It took longer for many of us to adjust, but at some point we discerned that the purpose was good and outweighed any discomfort, so we bought in.