I've always loved this verse and it's been one I've held tight during this "faith journey." It depicts such dependence on God, trust, surrender, relationship. God is good and even when things don't look like they're adding up we can confidently hold His hand and let Him lead. We admit though, it sure is nice to be able to physically see things every so often as well! Just a gentle "whisper" assuring us that we're still heading the right direction. But while we tend to focus on our faith journey, I'm reminded that we're not the only ones stepping out and trusting the Lord's leading even when we can't always see it. This is a call to all Christians.
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of visiting with our neighbors here at the seminary housing before they again left for the mission field. They've been waiting on the necessary visas for months and now they're heading to the field without them with no guarantee that they will be able to stay past a couple of months. If the visas don't come, they have to leave and see where God might lead them next. "...for we walk by faith, not by sight - ".
Almost a year ago and dear woman said God was leading her to partner with us financially but she was still praying through the amount. I gave her some time and then approached her again. She told me had an amount in mind but as she kept praying God kept telling her to raise the amount! I asked her if I should give her some more time to keep praying, lol. She isn't exactly sure where this money will come from, but she knew it's what God was leading her to do. . "...for we walk by faith, not by sight - ".
And now the call is the same for every one of us. Jesus is calling, "follow me." He still desires to lead us, though we can't see Him, touch Him, or audibly hear His words. God may be leading some of you to commit to partner with us financially on a monthly basis. This is a call to walk by faith! No one but God knows what will happen over the course of four years, but we trust that God will provide for your needs to allow you to give. I think you've read enough of our blog entries to know how much of a struggle this can be for us at times. I'm constantly praying, "Lord, increase my faith!" But I pray you will join us and all the other Christians out there seeking to "trust walk" with Jesus. He's good. He's God. He won't lead us astray.
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