Walking in Faith Through Your Storm

Can we agree that if we could see a clear outcome with our storm, it would be easy to walk through it?

Unfortunately, that is why it is called a storm because it is unplanned, the characteristics are uncertain, and the outcome is nowhere in sight. No matter how much we try to figure out the path of the storm is not clear. That is where faith comes in.

Facing any type of uncertain challenge of life can be extremely scary. It is our human nature to question the unknown or try to logically figure out something with our intelligence. But when we can’t we have to learn to understand and activate our faith.

I feel like the basis of faith is trust. However, unlike the faith that we may have that our car is going to start when we turn the key, there is a deeper meaning to the faith that the Bible teaches us about. The faith that God tells us about in Hebrews 11:1 says: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Which in our everyday lives means that we have to believe even though we do not have physical evidence of what we are believing for at that time.

Our faith or my faith I should say is built on the foundation of what God’s word says. If you read through chapter 11 of Hebrews, you will see a record of believers who walked in faith in some very challenging circumstances. Yet they trusted God in the midst of their storms and were victorious.

You may be asking how you can walk in faith when you are facing a life altering situation? I would say it is not easy at all, at least not at first. It isn’t easy to walk in faith when your body may be experiencing pain on a daily basis. It may not be easy to walk in faith when the doctor says you have a disease that is not curable, and you may never recover. It may not be easy to walk in faith when you don’t see a way to help your addicted son or daughter get the help they need. It may not be easy to walk in faith when you have prayed for healing for a loved one and they die. This walk of faith is not easy, nor is it for the faint of heart.

First, you are going to need to believe and understand who God is and what He promises in His word. Then you are going to have to learn to trust Him. How do you build trust? You get to know that person by spending time with them which builds trust. Also, you need to remember. Recall all the times that God has been faithful and a blessing to you over your life or the life of a loved one. When you read His word, you can see more evidence of His faithfulness and in turn learn how to trust Him for your own life.

No, it isn’t going to be easy doing what 2 Corinthians 5:7 says: “For we walk by faith, and not by sight.” But it will be well worth the effort of learning to walk by faith and having hope in a God that is able to do the impossible than to walk by sight and never experiencing a hopeful future.

Be blessed L