We walk by faith and not by sight. II Corinthians 5:7
I started to hear these words in my head and then started singing them out loud (I hadn't heard this song in years); so I looked up the lyrics and found the song that my Mom listened to in the 60s and it's entitled, "25 miles." Now I couldn't remember any other words except “I’ve got to keep on walkin'—I’ve got to walk on." I thought about how those very words ring true in our walk with God today. We have to keep on walking, no matter what it looks like; regardless of what we see and definitely when we don't see, because that’s faith right? We've got to walk on by faith, we have to believe while we are yet walking; believing that God will lead us in the way that we should go. We trust Him every step of the way because He said He would never forsake us.
I was so intrigued, that I began to search the word walk, for any revelation regarding the word and its spiritual impact. There are many accounts in the Bible that refer to our walk, us walking, how to walk, not to walk, where to walk and that alone told me that the word holds significant meaning to God in relation to us. In the Hebrew language, walk means "halakhah" which translates simply into "walk in this way." I could stop right there and say, "enough said!" It literally makes this scripture jump off the page for me. I've got more thoughts than my fingers could not possible type at this moment. However, walking by faith and not by sight is without a doubt what God wants and instructs us to do. So, we need to walk in this way, which equates to living, acting, and conducting ourselves in the way that Christ has set before us, however, I do understand that it is sometimes easier said than done.
Yes, it will be a hard task at times because the flesh does not want to give in, let go, or give up, but faith is a definite requirement for this journey. The Word says, “the just shall live by faith”, that's scripture, not Cynde. In order for God to bless our growth, it is absolutely essential that we trust Him by walking in faith. Certainly, we are a, "I need to see it before I believe it" society. There are many catch phrases and I'm sure you've heard them all before, but this is an action item for us as believers, because the depth and the strength of our faith are determined by our trust in Him in all areas, and in all aspects of our life.
How can we know that we are walking and living by faith? Choosing between believing God, who we cannot see or believing the circumstances and situations we can see? By choosing to believe God, we choose faith. In Hebrews, it tells us "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen... sounds like walk by faith and not by sight to me! This establishes an assurance, a guarantee, a confidence that we still have hope that we can believe in although we don't see it tangibly. That's sounds deep, but this is the simplistic and basic concept of faith.
Clearly, we need to walk in this way by faith, and get this phrase embedded in our spirit, no matter what it looks like, regardless of what I see and regardless of what I don't see, I walk by faith and not by sight… I’ve got to keep on walkin', I’ve got to walk on!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
I started to hear these words in my head and then started singing them out loud (I hadn't heard this song in years); so I looked up the lyrics and found the song that my Mom listened to in the 60s and it's entitled, "25 miles." Now I couldn't remember any other words except “I’ve got to keep on walkin'—I’ve got to walk on." I thought about how those very words ring true in our walk with God today. We have to keep on walking, no matter what it looks like; regardless of what we see and definitely when we don't see, because that’s faith right? We've got to walk on by faith, we have to believe while we are yet walking; believing that God will lead us in the way that we should go. We trust Him every step of the way because He said He would never forsake us.
I was so intrigued, that I began to search the word walk, for any revelation regarding the word and its spiritual impact. There are many accounts in the Bible that refer to our walk, us walking, how to walk, not to walk, where to walk and that alone told me that the word holds significant meaning to God in relation to us. In the Hebrew language, walk means "halakhah" which translates simply into "walk in this way." I could stop right there and say, "enough said!" It literally makes this scripture jump off the page for me. I've got more thoughts than my fingers could not possible type at this moment. However, walking by faith and not by sight is without a doubt what God wants and instructs us to do. So, we need to walk in this way, which equates to living, acting, and conducting ourselves in the way that Christ has set before us, however, I do understand that it is sometimes easier said than done.
Yes, it will be a hard task at times because the flesh does not want to give in, let go, or give up, but faith is a definite requirement for this journey. The Word says, “the just shall live by faith”, that's scripture, not Cynde. In order for God to bless our growth, it is absolutely essential that we trust Him by walking in faith. Certainly, we are a, "I need to see it before I believe it" society. There are many catch phrases and I'm sure you've heard them all before, but this is an action item for us as believers, because the depth and the strength of our faith are determined by our trust in Him in all areas, and in all aspects of our life.
How can we know that we are walking and living by faith? Choosing between believing God, who we cannot see or believing the circumstances and situations we can see? By choosing to believe God, we choose faith. In Hebrews, it tells us "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen... sounds like walk by faith and not by sight to me! This establishes an assurance, a guarantee, a confidence that we still have hope that we can believe in although we don't see it tangibly. That's sounds deep, but this is the simplistic and basic concept of faith.
Clearly, we need to walk in this way by faith, and get this phrase embedded in our spirit, no matter what it looks like, regardless of what I see and regardless of what I don't see, I walk by faith and not by sight… I’ve got to keep on walkin', I’ve got to walk on!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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