Walk by Faith

We all have things that we would like to accomplish at some point in the future.  We get negative and upset when we can’t see exactly how it’s all going to work out, or when it’s not happening as quickly as we would like. But the scripture says “ We walk by faith, and not by sight.”

God wants us to live by faith. And it wouldn’t be faith if we could see everything in advance. Faith is the belief that a God-inspired vision will come to pass.

Sometimes, God asks us to simply trust Him.

Proverbs 3:5 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, don’t depend on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your steps.”

The Bible says there are certain things about God that we CAN”T figure out.  If you wait until you get everything figured out, you’ll never get anything done. In Ecclesiastes 11:4 it says, “Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant, and if they watch every cloud, they never harvest.” In other words, If you are always fearful about what might happen, and you can’t make a move because you’re paralyzed with fear of the unknown, you’ll never do anything of significance because everything will never be just right.

In verse 5 it goes on to say, Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind, or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in it’s mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God who controls all things.”

This scripture is telling us that there are things about God that we can’t understand. There are things about our natural world that we will never understand or that we can’t understand.

Don’t worry if you don’t see everything from God’s perspective. God has a plan. Why don’t you trust Him?

Jeremiah 29:17 says “I know the plans I have for you” says the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”

God’s plans for us are so much better than anything we could imagine! But, you can’t make them happen anymore than a tree can produce fruit by sheer willpower!

God doesn’t expect us to be passive, but He does expect us to be patient!

There are seasons for the accomplishment of every dream and desire God has placed in your heart. The secret is in the willingness to surrender your heart to God’s plan and God’s timing. If you do this, God has promised He will give us the “desires of our heart” (Psalm 37:4)

So this week, relax! Trust God to fulfill His promises in your life and take one more step towards becomming everything He created you to be!