Walk by faith and not by sight...

 

"For we walk by faith, not by sight".... I don't know about you but there are times when I really struggle with this. It's not that I feel my faith is faltering or that I don't KNOW that God is always by my side, but more the not knowing, not questioning, and trying to win the this war on my own is my downfall.

 

However, I am learning that this simple concept can be a much tougher assignment. It requires tremendous courage and strength. You must be able to give up any impression of control of your life that you thought you might have.... where I again struggle.

 

But it is a journey of tremendous blessing and reward. It's an exciting, life- altering, mind boggling journey. It's a journey that allows us to see and experience God, as he was meant to be, in all his fullness and grace. It requires us to go to a place we do not know, one that God will reveal as we walk in obedience. It requires you to have a strong determination to follow Gods plan no matter what life throws at you. It means we don't chase after the same things the world pursues.

 

To walk by faith and not by sight does not mean throwing caution to the wind or throwing your common sense out the window. It means giving Gods word first place in your life. It means listening and obeying. Following the scriptures and changing your behavior to what God commands. THIS is faith in action.

 

Walking by faith can seem scary at times but it's an adventure. Moving past our own limitations to see what God has in store for us, rather than trusting our own understanding or what the world tells us. 

 

There's a song that I have heard hundreds of times, but it never really hit me until the other day when I was struggling to walk by faith. I'm not quite sure why but it seems like every time there is a lesson I need to understand or even a reminder of what I need to be doing I come across a song that speaks right to me and it all just clicks. This was that song just the other day....

 

 

 

The part that really hit me was "Help me to win my endless fears. You've been so faithful for all my years. With one breath you make me new. Your grace covers all I do." I must have listened to this at least 20 times that day, because it was TRUE! How can we not walk by faith and trust in God when HE has been so faithful to us all of our lives??

 

It's not HIS love for us that falters, but our faith in HIM! The only one who is and always will protect, guide, and love us no matter what we have done.

 

So then why do we question? Why do we allow ourselves to struggle when we KNOW he will lead us where we need to be??