“While We Look Not” (Inspired by 2 Corinthians 4:18)

 “While We Look Not” 

(Inspired by 2 Corinthians 4:18)

I step into the space between inhale and exhale,

where the unseen world thunders in quiet rhythms,

where eternity taps its fingers on the walls of my soul—

boom… thrum… whisper… rise—

reminding me that what I see

ain’t the whole symphony.

’Cause the visible?

It flickers.

It falters.

It fades.

It’s a beat that breaks,

a note that dissolves,

a moment that melts like mist in morning light.

But the unseen—

oh, the unseen is a drumline of destiny.

It’s the deep‑down bass of God’s becoming,

the steady‑steady cadence of glory growing,

the rhythm of a kingdom that never cracks,

never crumbles,

never bows to time.

So when the pressure presses,

and the weight feels heavy,

and the world tries to drown you

in what your eyes can’t translate—

listen deeper.

Lean lower.

Let your spirit sync with the eternal tempo.

Hear the roots stretching underground.

Hear the promise pulsing in your chest.

Hear the future forming in God’s hands—

hands that sculpt galaxies,

hands that steady storms,

hands that have never once trembled.

So fix your focus beyond the fragile.

Aim your gaze past the temporary.

Let your faith look farther than your fear,

farther than your frustration,

farther than the flicker of what’s in front of you.

For what is seen is a shadow—

a passing frame,

a fading flame,

a momentary measure in a much bigger song.

But what God is shaping in you?

That’s forever.

That’s unshakable.

That’s indubitable.

That’s harmony written in heaven’s ink,

etched in everlasting rhythm.

And as you walk this out, remember:

Faith ain’t blindness—

it’s deeper sight.

It’s rhythm beyond reason.

It’s vision beyond visible.

It’s your spirit stepping in time

with the God of the unseen.

By: Kijuan M. Williams