Walk By Faith

For we walk by faith and not by sight.

2 Corinthians 5:7

The other day I asked God to give me a sign about a certain situation in my life.  I specifically asked Him to show me a deer in the field as this sign.  A couple problems with this:  First, I as running along the road at the time, my bouncing, gasping for air, and the bright sun made it nearly impossible to see a deer, not to mention it was the middle of the day.  Of course nothing is impossible for God and if He wanted me to see a deer He could have easily taken care of that.  That wasn't the second problem with my request.  The second issue with my asking God to see a deer was that I was asking Him to show me the future with this dear.  It was what I was asking for that put up a red flag for Him.  You see, in that moment trying my hardest to look for a deer I realized that God would never honor my request because He didn't want me to know the answer I was seeking.  And the best thing about that revelation was the song that was running through my earbuds at just that exact moment.  As I came out of my deep focus on finding a deer the words to this beautiful song, by Jeremy Camp, were so crisp and clear:

"And I will walk by faith even when I cannot see

Because this broken road prepares your will for me."

Living in faith is not knowing the future.  It is trusting that the things we are enduring are all for our benefit.  The suffering, the blessings, the questions, the growing, the heartbreak, the changes, the list goes on.......they all prepare God's will for our future.  Our future on earth as well as our future in Heaven.  If I knew the answer to the questions I have for Him then I would never grow from the experience I am living in right now.  I wouldn't have to spend time with Him, praying and discussing my circumstances, because I would know the outcome.  If I knew the outcome to my predicament then I might quit what I was doing or take over and try to manipulate things and I would become selfish counting on my own ability instead of God's great love, power and overflowing faithfulness.  Whatever you are going through today don't forget that God's is working in your difficult situation.  He is bigger than the heartbreak you feel and the worry that takes hold of you daily.  Let go and allow God to shape you for the future.  Trust in Him to carry you out of your problems and into a glorious future that waits!  Stop trying to find the answers before the time is due and walk by faith and not by sight.  

Enjoy listening to the song Walk By Faith by Jeremy Camp