A visibly broken man stopped me after a church service on a gray and cloudy Oregon Sunday. He wanted to know: Why her? Why him? Why me? Why? The questions that start with "why" often are missing a satisfactory answer. But. I've learned some important things about God that I'm able to share.
One thing I know by experience as well as from the Word: God doesn't leave us stuck in the "whys" of life; however, we must be willing to move away from the questions.And. It's not always easy to leave unanswered questions behind. The "whys" of life often nag us, creating hurt, anger, and eventually bitterness that settles into deep places of our mind and spirit. To move out of the stuff, we must agree to walk by faith rather than by sight, which of course makes sense for everyone else but ourselves.
Seriously, walking by faith is not always the easiest route to take in life. Even so. It's the most blessed way to live.Consider.
For we live by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7, NIV).
When we follow Christ, we learn life is a walk of faith. When we take the walk of faith, we choose to put our trust in Christ above anyone or anything else. When we're unable to see our way through a situation, we are enabled by the Spirit of Christ to take one step at a time, knowing He is present, powerful, and good. The things is . . . our God will shift every detail in the universe . . . breaking through the darkness, pain, and questions, transforming the places of hurt into healing, sorrow into joy, and the "whys" into peace.
God is faithful and will take you on a walk of a lifetime when you choose to go forward. There's always something more than you could ever imagined ahead of you when you go God's way.
Walk by faith, not by sight.Learning to Kickstart the day taking the walk of faith,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)