Faith Walk
Hebrews 11:1-31
Hebrews 11:13-14: “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.”
Trust is always the issue for faith walking.
People make countless decisions every day. How many solutions are led by God’s indwelling Spirit? How many are reached by human reasoning? How many are determined by self-reliance? Living by faith is trusting Christ. Living by faith requires action.
Following His lead.
Allowing Him to lead grows our faith.
When we allow Him to lead, our faith grows. When God leads, we ALSO walk with confidence! Trust is always the issue because allowing God’s Spirit to lead means people must give up to God free will over our lives.
Thank God that He is loving and patient! His Word clearly teaches that sanctification [sank-tif-i-KA-shon] is the process of transforming Believers into people like Christ. Fortunately, when people stumble during that process, we get as many do-overs as is necessary to grow into Christ-likeness.
Kids learn to walk one step at a time. When they tumble to the ground, others help them back up, or they find ways to pull themselves up. The point is that they get back on their feet and take another step.
Faith walking is no different. God’s Spirit shows us how to live according to our faith in Him. When we make mistakes, falling and getting back on our feet is part of the sanctification process. Our role is to make progress by taking another step.
Our responsibility is to get into God’s Word and learn from His Book. Learn God’s nature. Learn His promises. Pick a promise and pray for God to make it real in your life. Believe it. Lean on God. Depend on God to make choices that require us to believe Him and trust Him.
Let’s take a faith walk--together. I dare you!
Take Home Nugget
Feel the excitement! Faith walking is like balancing on a high rope. The pole we use to keep our balance is continued prayer. God will not let us fall from that high rope.
Experience Christ! Praise God for every provision. Thank Him for being dependable. Feel faith stretching to see you safely to the rope's end. Check out the lesson linked below for faith walkers’ fulfilled promises.
Holy Father, Enable us to step out on that high rope of faith with only prayer and dependence on You keeping our balance and preventing us from falling. Grow our trust to walk confidently led by Your Spirit!
Adapted from “Walking with Greater Confidence.” Dr. Charles Stanley. December, 21 2015. In Touch Magazine. Georgia.
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