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I Will Walk By Faith
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Posted by msgherzi Thu Dec 28, 2006 16:22:57 PST
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0 responses 1 comment You know as humans I think we can get greedy. We want things, I mean as we live here we are called to be servants of Jesus Christ but we also want. And becuase we have so much faith in our Lord and savior we pray to Him and ask Him of these things. And sometimes what we have to come to understand is that we pray for what we thought would come true didn't come true in our hearts of what we thought what we wanted, God knew best. And when we didn't see what we wanted to see, we should walk by faith. And even when we understand things or don't understand things we should still walk by faith because faith is not when you see you're like "Oh okay well I'll walk by faith now because I see". That's not faith. Faith is when you can't see, and something that you've been praying for, and that you've been wanting and you have been praying for that and it didn't come true in your own heart. And when you don't see what you wanted to see, you need to walk by faith. That's faith! When you walk and you don't see.

Those are the words echoed by Jeremy Camp before singing the song he wrote on his honeymoon called "I Will Walk By Faith". He was praying for His wife to be healed. And she ultimately was, she's with Jesus. But she passed away evidently. So what he may have wanted in His own heart didn't come true, but that's because God knows best. God knows exactly what we need and when we need it and why we need it. He is truly our map in this world. And when you are praying for something like that, and you cannot see, you continue to walk by faith, not by sight. Because if we were to walk by sight we'd be doing things that cause us to become spiritually dead. But if we walk by faith, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His plan for our lives, we will only grow that much stronger. But everybody wants something. Whether it be that new job, or perhaps that guy or girl. And you were just praying for something that you really wanted, and it didn't come true in your own heart. But you still continue to walk by faith and you don't let anything interrupt your walk and your focus on the Lord.

Because only God knows what is best for you, and if something doesn't work out, it was for a reason. But realize this, what God wants for you is only the absolute best. So if something doesn't go according to how your heart had planned, then don't fret about it. Because what will be put in place of that will be so gloriously better than what you wanted that you won't even remember it anymore. Nobody can script your life any better than our Lord Jesus Christ. And perhaps you couldn't believe it, how he just spoke to you and it just hit you so hard that this is something you've wanted for so long, and now that it didn't work out, look at what happened? Look at what this really is and why it wouldn't have worked out. And now you understand why it is so important to walk by faith and through walking by faith it makes it so much easier to put things and experiences past you. Because you know what the Lord has planned out for you is going to be so incredibly great that nothing else would come close. Who better to decide your life than the one who granted it to you? And after that experience of what you may have had your heart set on for the past few months didn't work in the way you had expected, you just had to ask the Lord to help take it off your mind now that it is over so you may regain my focus towards Him. And that He did and will do. This is the gift you may receive from walking by your faith.

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Comment From: Hunnybun

What I've learned from my own experiences is that faith is a journey. Like you said...You don't just wake up one day and understand what faith is. I grew up in a home that did not believe in God. According to my Father we ended up here on accident! My Mom would take me to church on Easter;but I had no idea what it all meant. I was allowed to go with my neighbors to church where I attended Sunday school for a little while. My parents divorced about a year later; we sold our home and moved away. I don't remember going to church again until I met my husband several years later. As a young adult I started to learn about Jesus. I didn't understand and honestly I thought it was a hoax, as I attended many churches that put on great theatrical performances. I didn't give up, but it took several avenues to find Real People with a genuine love for God. I still had no idea what faith was, but I was learning. I remember listening to a pastor try to explain faith to the church one day... He said,"how many people here work a job and get a paycheck every pay day? If you work for a big company the president of the company signs your paycheck right? Even if you've never met the president you still have faith that when you take that paycheck to the bank it will be exchanged for money. So...you have faith in someone that you don't know and have probably never met. Still there is no doubt in your mind that his signature is good.. So, why can't you have faith that God is with us?" Wow! Whatta eye opener for Me that day! When my son was very little he dreamed of being able to fly like a bird. He came to me and said,"mom, I have prayed and prayed to God and asked him to make me fly, but I can't. God hasn't answered". I said,"Zachary he's already answered, it's just not the answer that you wanted". To Need something and to Want something are very different things. We can be spoiled and greedy. We live in a rich country where we have Everything that we need and we always Want More...More...more! It's time to be grateful for what we are blessed with. Faith is a journey. You have to listen closely to how God is answering. Things don't always go our way!