Walk by faith

for we walk by faith, not by sight. - 1 Cor 5:7
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him - Col 2:6

"But the life of faith consists in holding within us that which Christ hath put into us, so that Jesus Christ is formed in us the hope of glory. By faith it comes in; by faith it is kept in; faith gives me what I have; keeps what I have; faith makes it mine; faith keeps it mine; faith gets hold of it with one hand, and then clasps it with both hands with a grasp that neither death nor life can loose." CH Spurgeon "Life and Walk of Faith" www.biblebb.com/files/spurgeon/0483.htm (read the sermon yourself)

WE are commanded by God to walk by faith. But what does that mean? I don't fully understand but God has blessed my small search this day. It has been revealed to me that a large part of my semester I have been trying to walk by sight, trusting my feelings. But all my feelings did for me was to send me on a rollercoaster ride with no means of peace and causing me to doubt the many promises given to me. But now looking back to the most joyful times of my walk, when I was walking by faith, when I was trusting completely in him. I try to convince myself that I don't need to smile and that the joy I once had was just a moment of a "spiritual high". Be joyful always - 1 Thes. 5:16 But God commands us to be joyful always. And from a walk of faith comes Joy! This all brings me to a question that was posed by a brother of mine. "How do you exercise your faith?" The answer walk in him.

"Walk implies, first of all, action. Do not let your reception of Christ be a mere thing of thought to you, a subject only for your chamber and your closet, but act upon it all. If you have really received Christ, and are saved, act as if you were saved, with joy, with meekness, with confidence, with faith, with boldness. Walk in him; do not sit down in indolence, but rise and act in him. Walk in him; carry out into practical effect that which you believe." - CH Spurgeon



"We walk by faith, and oh, how sweet
The flowÂ’rs that grow beneath our feet
And fragrance breathe along the way
That leads the soul to endless day.

We walk by faith, but not alone,
Our ShepherdÂ’s tender voice we hear
And feel His hand within our own,
And know that He is always near.

We walk by faith; He wills it so
And marks the path that we should go.
And when, at times, our sky is dim,
He gently draws us close to Him.

We walk by faith divinely blest,
On Him we lean in Him we rest.
The more we trust our ShepherdÂ’s care,
The more His love Â’tis ours to share.

And thus by faith till life shall end
WeÂ’ll walk with Him our dearest Friend.
Till safe we tread the fields of light
Where faith is lost in perfect sight."
- We Walk by Faith, Fanny Crosby (1885)


"Will I believe you when you say
Your hand will guide my every way
Will I receive the words You say
Every moment of every day

Well I will walk by faith
Even when I cannot see
Well because this broken road
Prepares Your will for me

Help me to win my endless fears
You've been so faithful for all my years
With the one breath You make me new
Your grace covers all I do"
- Walk by Faith, Jeremy Camp