05-20-2026 PART 2: Faith Sees Beyond What the Eyes Can See

Section 1

Opening with the humorous reminder that the Christian life is not “Burger King Christianity,” Dr. Dave explains that believers are not called to have life their own way, but God’s way. The entire discussion centers around learning to see life through what he calls the Christian pair of glasses: faith. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:7, “we walk by faith and not by sight,” the teaching challenges believers to stop evaluating circumstances solely through human reasoning and instead look at situations through confidence in the goodness and faithfulness of God. Faith is presented not as wishful thinking, but as a deliberate choice to trust that God remains present, involved, and fully capable even when circumstances appear overwhelming or impossible.

Section 2

To illustrate that kind of faith, Dr. Dave walks through multiple biblical examples including David facing Goliath, Noah building the ark, Abraham leaving without knowing his destination, and Gideon defeating an army vastly larger than his own. In every case, the outward circumstances seemed unreasonable or hopeless according to natural human understanding. Yet these individuals chose to trust God above what their eyes could see. Faith changed the entire scene because they believed God’s promises, God’s character, and God’s involvement more than they believed the visible obstacles in front of them. Hebrews 11 becomes a testimony not merely about extraordinary people, but about what becomes possible when ordinary believers place genuine confidence in the Lord rather than in their own limited understanding.

Section 3

Near the end, Dr. Dave becomes deeply personal while sharing how the Lord spoke to him during a season of fasting in Mesa, Arizona. The message impressed upon his heart was simple but life-changing: “Not by what you see, but by what you believe.” For someone with a strong type-A personality who naturally wants every detail organized and every answer visible ahead of time, learning to trust God instead of personal planning became a continual spiritual lesson. The final encouragement is that believers were never meant to navigate life independently through human logic alone. God desires His people to walk daily by faith, trusting that His presence, guidance, and faithfulness remain greater than any circumstance they encounter.