2 Corinthians 5:7
It's a beautiful sunny weekend morning.Nothing that must be done. Nothing pressing for which I need to prepare. Just quiet calm time.
I love mornings like this.
It's also a great time to let thoughts mull around. To ponder. To wonder.
Hence the question. What does it mean to walk by faith?
Second Corinthians tells us that we live by faith and not by sight. This makes sense from a spiritual perspective and even from a practical perspective sometimes. But other times, its hard to understand how to live by faith when we open our eyes in the morning and see reality.
How do you gain this spiritual eyesight? Or if you have it, how do you sharpen it? How do you get better at understanding the true path before you, the larger impact of decision you make, the deepest needs of the people you interact with?
It is natural to see the surface. How do we learn to look deeper?
I ask the questions, not because I know the answers, but because I want to know them and think they are worth sharing, and worth pondering.
I will close with this verse from the Message translation of Hebrews 11:1-2.
"The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd."
