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Walking by Faith: Reflections from a Prayer Closet
Imagine if someone offered to remodel your closet, but didn’t show you any design plans. Would you trust them to deliver exactly what you wanted? It would likely be hard to place that trust. Similarly, many of us struggle to fully trust God, especially when we can't see how He’s working in our lives. One of the most challenging verses to live out is 2 Corinthians 5:7, "We walk by faith, not by sight." Though we've never physically seen Jesus, our lives are centered on His sacrifice, and we are called to trust Him even when we don't fully understand.
The phrase “we walk by faith, not by sight” calls us to shift our focus from the visible, temporary things to the eternal, unseen work of God. Living by faith requires us to trust in God’s promises even when life seems uncertain. It’s easy to get caught up in our struggles and think that's all there is, but God calls us to see beyond our circumstances and trust in Him. It takes intentional effort to tune our hearts to the Holy Spirit and follow where He leads. Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us to "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Faith calls us to trust what God reveals, even when we don’t fully comprehend it.
Hebrews 11:1 describes faith as “confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” As followers of Jesus, we hold onto hope, even when our circumstances seem grim. Life brings challenges: sickness, suffering, and heartbreak. It’s easy to rely on what we see and feel, but we are called to look beyond the immediate and trust in God’s greater plan. In fact, we are encouraged to rejoice in our sufferings because we are sharing in the sufferings of Christ. 1 Peter 5:10 says, "And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." These trials serve as tests of our faith and endurance, leading to a deepening of our relationship with Christ and the eventual revelation of His glory.
This doesn’t mean we ignore our pain or difficulties. God deeply cares about what we go through, but our circumstances should not define our faith. Walking by faith means trusting God through every season—good or bad—and keeping our eyes fixed on Him.
To live this way, we need to prioritize time with God through prayer and reading the Bible, as well as surrounding ourselves with others who will support us on this journey. Faith isn’t something we can maintain on our own; we need fellowship with believers and accountability to stay focused on what truly matters.
Walking by faith is like running a race. When you run, the last thing you should do is look back, or you’ll lose momentum and risk stumbling. In the same way, Christians must keep their eyes forward, toward eternity. Looking back causes us to forget what Jesus has done and revert to living by sight. To walk by faith is to live with eternity in mind—trusting that God’s promises are true and that our hope in Him will never be in vain.
Faith in Jesus transforms the way we live. It means choosing righteousness over sin, fearing God more than man, and trusting in His goodness despite what the world might say or what we cannot see in front of us. Walking by faith is not always easy, but it leads to pure joy and a life anchored in God’s eternal promises.
