Living from the unseen reality

When we fix our eyes on Him, our perspective changes. Our faith becomes an anchor that holds us firm through every storm.

We live in a physical world, surrounded by things we can see, touch, and feel. To us, these things seem most real—but they are only part of reality. The Bible teaches that behind everything we see, there is a spiritual reality—unseen by human eyes, yet just as real as the physical world.

Hebrews 11:3 reminds us: “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”

Everything we experience in this life has its origin in the unseen. Paul writes in Colossians 1:16 that “by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible… all things were created through Him and for Him.” The spiritual world is the foundation; the physical world is simply its expression.

Many Christians struggle because they focus only on what they can see—the conflicts, the setbacks, the problems. Life becomes a cycle of moving from crisis to crisis, making decisions based solely on circumstances. But Scripture calls us to shift our focus: “…we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).

If we only look at the physical, we will always be shaken by what’s happening around us. Circumstances change constantly. People disappoint. Plans fail. But when we learn to see with spiritual eyes, we can remain steady even when life feels impossible. Our anchor is not in what is visible—but in the eternal faithfulness of God.

Colossians 3:1–2 gives us this instruction: “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”

When we fix our eyes on Him, our perspective changes. Our faith becomes an anchor that holds us firm through every storm.