3-11-2026
We know that when we choose to follow God, He can do amazing things in our lives. In fact, Jesus said this:
According to your faith will it be done to you. (Matthew 9:29b, NIV)
Jesus is telling us here that God responds to our faith. If God gave us everything we needed automatically, then faith would never have a chance to work within us. But…….what does it mean to, “walk by faith”?
Walking by faith means believing when we don’t see it. Faith is trusting God for the outcome, before we see the outcome. This can be difficult, especially when we are believing for something that seems impossible. So often we are focused on our own limitations rather than the capacity of God. Part of faith is being able to look at the future, believe that God can create it, and start walking in that direction. Let the size of your God determine the size of the outcome.
Walking in faith means obeying God when we don’t understand it. It’s easy to obey God when things make sense, but faith is obeying God when things don’t make sense. Anytime God asks us to do something, it’s an invitation to believe God instead of our feelings – believe what God tells us instead of what the world tells us. Choosing to obey God when it doesn’t make sense can be scary, but if we let fear stop us from obeying, we’re going to miss out on some huge blessings.
Walking by faith means persisting when we don’t feel like it. When we are walking toward something we can’t see yet, we may feel discouraged at times. When we feel like giving up, we can remember the cross and what Jesus did for us. Jesus endured the cross because the joy ahead of Him was greater than the suffering of the moment. When we want to give up, we can remember what we are walking toward and that there is no better place to go than where He has called us.
Big dreams require big faith. Walking by faith builds the character and capacity we need to receive all that God has for us. LifePoint, I’m praying that you would be encouraged to walk by faith and take the first step toward where God has called you to go, even if you can’t see it yet.