Walk By Faith

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ~ Hebrews 11:1

We live in a wonderful time. This world has progressed so much from what it used to be. We have so many luxuries that people have not always had, maybe even our grandparents or great grandparents. How convenient it is to wake up in the morning and turn on the light switch and we have light! We don't have to get up and light candles in order to see. We have electricity and it makes things so much easier!

Even though we can't actually "see" electricity, we have confidence that when we turn on the light switch, lights are going to come on. We exercise faith every time we flip that switch. If we flip the switch and the lights don't come on, then we get concerned. So our faith is not in being able to see the electricity. It's not even in being able to understand how electricity works. It's a simple fact of knowing that when you turn on the light switch, lights are going to come on.

Now it's the same with our faith in God. We don't have to be able to "see" Him or understand how He works. We just know that He is there. We know that His Word is true and we can take Him at His Word. When we are praying and believing for something, we don't have to hold the answer in our hand in order to believe. We simply know that He is faithful and will do what He said He would do. If we could see the answer or understand everything that God does, it wouldn't require faith.

2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "For we walk by faith, not by sight." We have to stop thinking that our prayers are only answered when we see the result. Our prayers are answered when we pray. We keep walking by faith and continuing to believe until the answer is manifested.

There are so many people walking around with a defeated mentality because they haven't received their answer yet. God IS working on your behalf! Sometimes we have to wait on His timing. Timing is everything with God! Sometimes He is preparing us for something and it requires us to walk it out a little longer. Sometimes He's waiting on other people to get in the right position because our answered prayer and our attitude along the way is going to affect their lives. It's not our responsibility to try to figure out what God is doing. He only asks that we BELIEVE! When you pray, believe that you have received the answer. If the answer doesn't come immediately, keep believing. Keep speaking in accordance with the Word. It is very important that we speak the right words while we're "waiting." Wrong words can counteract our answered prayer. They can prolong the process or stop our answer all together.

Just believe! Walk by faith and not by sight! As easy as it is to believe that lights will come on when you turn on the switch, know that when you pray according to the Word, the power is turned that will bring your miracle! Your faith in the Word opens the door for you to receive every blessing God has for you!