Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Walk of Faith (Pt. 2)

The walk of faith is a glorious process of becoming increasingly hopeful and confident in Christ. "NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]," (Hebrews 11:1, amp).

From reading this scripture, I understand faith to be my title deed (ownership) and confirmation of everything God has promised me. And faith is my evidence of so much more to come; blessings from God that has yet to be manifested. Furthermore my faith is about not seeing in order to believe.

The greek word for faith in Hebrews 11:1 is pistis (#4102), which means conviction, confidence, trust, belief, reliance, trustworthiness, and persuasion. All these words in this definition represent faith. If you rely on God, you are walking in faith. If you are fully persuaded that God will do just what He said He would do, then you are walking in faith. If your belief in God is strong, meaning that you don't have to see anything tanglible, in order to believe the intangible, then you are walking in faith.

"Blessed [are] those who have not seen and [yet] have believed," (John 20:29). When you walk in your faith, you walk closer and closer towards your blessings from God with Jesus is interceding on your behalf. This promise is one of many promises He has in store for you and me. And one of the ways to tap into God's many blessings and promises is to take ownership and confirm your blessings before they are manifested.

In a nutshell, faith is believing not seeing. "For we walk by faith, not by sight," (2 Corinthians 5:7).








It's time to take a pause for a moment. Process what you read.

Until then.....To be continued.......



Your Sister in Christ,

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1 comment:

rcubes said...

Just popping over to say "hi" to you sister. What a great reminder you had posted. That we believe "not by seeing"...And faith is what pleases God. Blessings to you and may God continue to guide you, protect you and give you the discernment in everything that you do.