“Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. (For we walk by faith, not by sight) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-8 KJV)
In the Christian community, we often hear the term “faith.” However, when such a word is used too much, it can become familiar. Then we sometimes grow unaffected by its great depth of meaning.
All people have faith. For example, it takes a measure of confidence to sit down in a kitchen chair without first testing its strength. Yet belief in the fact that furniture will hold our weight is quite different from entrusting almighty God with our lives. A wrong judgment concerning the kitchen chair may result in a physical bruise, whereas a decision to reject faith in Jesus Christ determines not only our success in this life but also our eternal existence.
So what, exactly, is a biblical definition of faith? Hebrews 11:1 tells us that it is the substance or assurance of things hoped for, and the evidence or conviction of things not seen. And we know that it is impossible to please the Lord without faith (Hebrews 11:6). In fact, there is nothing we can do that will earn salvation; the only way to heaven is by accepting Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross in our place, which paid the penalty we owed for our sin. What's more, faith is nothing we can create within ourselves. Scripture is clear that it is a gift of God (Rom. 12:3).
The clear message from God in His Word is for each person to accept God’s gift of faith and embark on the wonderful journey that He invites us to share with Him. God responds to searching hearts. If someone is unclear whether our lives are in God’s control and that we trust Him with full confidence, ask Him to guide us and reveal truth.
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” (Romans 5:1 KJV)
It’s faith that enables us to live the Christian life.
To better understand faith, there are things faith is NOT. Faith is not a feeling. It is not positive thinking. Faith is not responding to emotions, feelings, or goosebumps up and down our spine. It is not miracles, signs and wonders. Faith is not believing that God can do something. Faith is knowing that God can and will fulfill His plan. Faith is taking God at His word. Real faith does not doubt. It does not know discouragement. It is blind to the impossible. This is the kind of faith we need.
Living by faith means that we know our Heavenly Father is watching us and watching over us even though we can’t see everything clearly. This holds true for every aspect of our lives. It is true in our churches, our homes. our families, our marriages, our finances, and so on.
How do we live by faith in these matters? We commit them all to God to use to glorify Himself. And then we let Him handle things since He sees everything clearly.
We must seek God with all of our Heart Mind, Soul, and Strength.
We must listen to God.
We must spend time with Him.
We must learn to recognize God’s Voice.
The problem is that most of us are not willing to wait.
We want to run out ahead of God and usually we are heading in the wrong direction.
PSALMS 46:10 SAYS: “Be still and know that I Am God.”
MATTHEW 5:6 SAYS: “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after Righteousness for they shall be FILLED.”
Let us continue to walk by faith and not by sight and enjoy, YES I said ENJOY, the plan that God has for us.
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