Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. In fact, we are supposed to keep our thoughts and minds on heavenly things partly so that we can live better lives while on earth. It is a good translation, but some modern translations read “we live by faith not by sight”. Just look to Abraham as an example (Walking by faith means that you continue to cling to the dreams God has planted in your heart, even when you’ve been thrown away, taken to prison for crimes you didn’t commit. But whenever God calls us to take “a step of faith” that goes against normal wisdom, he will confirm this clearly through his word, the Spirit, and through the circumstances. I've served as a missionary, a pastor, and as a pastoral counselor. What does it really mean to walk by faith? . Think about Joshua marching around the walls of Jericho as God had told him to and wondering what good it was going to do.If you choose this path, you must be willing to get out of your comfort zone, to run from the Americanized brand of Christianity that so many of us have known our entire lives. The phrase “walk by faith” is found in 2 Corinthians 5:7 which reads literally from the Greek text, “for by means of faith we walk, and not by means of sight.” The term “walk” is being used figuratively to mean our manner of life or the way we conduct ourselves on a daily basis. So living by faith is ultimately about living in such a way where you are following and obeying the Lord even though you can’t see him right now.We can make two mistakes here.

This site is a proud member of the Salem Web Network, a subsidiary of Copyright © 2020, Crosswalk.com. Just look at all Joseph endured (Walking by faith requires a strong determination to follow God’s plan regardless what life throws your way. You must be willing to let God out of the neat little box that you have put him in, to let him show up as he sees fit.Maybe it will be a calling to do something you never dreamed before: foster or adopt children, leave your job and become a missionary, trade in the worldly comforts for heavenly treasures.Maybe it won’t be that clean and neat and socially acceptable.

It was unwise to walk around Jericho with trumpets, it was unwise for Gideon to reduce his fighting men, and it was unwise for David to challenger a trained warrior with only a slingshot. - Rom. Look to Daniel to discover how to have the resolve not to sin (Walking by faith means you have the courage to stand up for the hurting, broken, and down-trodden, to face death yourself for the good of others. He is looking for those who will throw caution to the wind, believe that he has an God has specifically chosen you to be a part of this remnant, those who will allow him to take their lives and mold them into what he wants.

Because we are keeping our minds on the heavenly things (Colossians 3:2-4) we are able to live a more glorifying life to God while on earth (Colossians 3:5-6).The most common abuse I see of “walk by faith and not by sight” is when someone wants to do something unwise without any planning. Some feel it is a command to “claim” what you don’t have but to walk in faith to receive it. It's all free! “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). We must walk by faith because we can’t see Jesus right now. Maybe, like me, your world will be turned upside down by the pain of adultery and divorce. I have a Master's Degree in Pastoral Counseling, I've been married since 2008, we have two wild children, and we live in Cleveland, Ohio. Ask him to do an amazing work in you so he can do an amazing work through you.Get out of that boat and step onto the water…and never take your eyes off him. In the context of 2 Corinthians 5, to walk by faith means you live your life on earth in obedience to the God who is in heaven.

You are so close and yet feel so far away. God does care. Think about Abraham clinging to the promise that he would be the father of many nations even though he was childless at the age of 100. It is a mistake to think that God is a cold-hearted person who doesn’t care about the details of your life right now. "For we walk by faith, not by sight.