Bible Verse of The Day – 5-18-20

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Our sight is important to us. It allows us to see what’s around us; what’s happening, what’s ahead of us, and what stands in our way.

Our sight, though, is limited. Our eyes work only on natural principles. They see what is tangible. They cannot see what is spiritual.

There can be seasons in our lives when we struggle to see beyond the darkness that surrounds us. Certain situations and events can make us feel lost, hopeless and like we are wandering without vision. It can happen to all of us.

This is when we have to reach out and walk by faith, not by what we see in the natural.

This requires that we push back the emotions that cause us to become fearful, and teach ourselves to trust in God, even when we feel like we are blind and don’t even know where to put our feet, as we struggle to walk forward.

Our spirit needs to be able to take charge, overriding our tendency to rely on common sense and logic and, instead, lean in and listen for what His spirit is telling our spirit to do.

Maybe we find that difficult. Maybe at this point in our lives we are struggling just to push back unbelief. Or maybe we just need something we can cling to, to get us to take our next step.

This is when we need to look around us. We might not see the immediate answer to our problems, but we can see the sun, stars and the beauty of creation, to remind us of Who it is that our faith and trust is in.

And when we do this, and we get that glimpse of God’s incredible power and might, it helps us to shake off the doubt and unbelief and move forward, even if it might only be one inch at a time.

Forward motion is forward motion, regardless of the speed or the increments by which we move.

Don’t look back. Look ahead. And look up to the One who has the power to pick us up even when we are at our weakest, and get us moving again.

He is faithful.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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