God's work in our lives is based on what he knows about the end of a matter. All we see is the now and the circumstances that declare it. For Jairus, he had a choice in which of these two views he would place his faith: would he believe that his daughter who had been near death had finally succumbed or would he believe in the guidance of him who had done such great miracles.
The question seems almost ludicrous because the majority of us would give our doctrinally default answer of follow The Lord. However when we are in the midst of the greatest battle of our lives, the answer is not always so simple. Questions of doubt and fear begin to enter the mind. Is God really good, does he really care, has he abandoned me? In the midst of that moment, faith must arise. Faith in God and his promises becomes hope or an expectation in that God will do as he promised. As Jairus arrived at the house with The Lord, he was expecting that his daughter would awake and not be dead. He was living his life from the same perspective as God was: in the realm of what he will do.
Living this life of faith is not something that just happens. It is the result of a life of fellowship. The further away you are from The Lord in fellowship, the more difficult it is to grasp life from his perspective. However if your fellowship is close and real, the task is much easier.
What situation in your life is The Lord trying to tell you that it is not, but...?
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