guided by faith, not by sight.

2Cor 5:7 Indeed, our lives are guided by faith, not by sight.
For it is by faith that we walk and not by sight.
For we live by believing and not by seeing.
We are a people who strive for the Promises of Our Father. By His Grace we have the benefit of the Sacrifice that Jesus made for us. Eph 2:8-10 God saved you by His Grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a Gift from God. 9Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10For we are God’s Masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago. How great is this, that we get to live for God? What a Gift we have in the Lord! We are asked to live by Faith. Rom 12:1-3 I beg you therefore, my brethren, by the Mercies of God, that you present your bodies living sacrifices, Holy and Acceptable to God by a logical service. 2And do not imitate this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your minds, and you shall distinguish what is the good, acceptable and perfect will of God. 3I say to all of you by the grace that is given to me, that you should not have self-esteem beyond what is necessary to have self-esteem, but you should have self-esteem and modesty as God distributes faith to every person by a measure. So we are chosen. We are to live by the Faith that we are given. My goodness how the enemy has made such a Beautifully Simple thing, so complicated and difficult. We are to live by our Faith which is given to us. We are given Holy Spirit and Jesus who live inside of us. 1John 4:13 We know that we live in Him and He lives in us because He has given us His Spirit. 1John 3:24 And whoever keeps His commandments is kept by Him and He dwells in him, and by this we perceive that He lodges in us, from His Spirit, that one whom He has given to us. Rom 8:9 But if God's Spirit lives in you, you are under the control of your spiritual nature, not your corrupt nature. Whoever doesn't have the Spirit of Christ doesn't belong to Him. There it is, we are given Grace in Salvation. We are given Grace in Faith. We are given Grace in the Spirit of the Lord, Who Lives in us. Again Rom 12:2 Don't become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants-what is good, pleasing, and perfect. With all that we are given, we are asked to change the way we think. To not be led by our flesh which, the enemy wants us to believe we are. We are given Faith “..God distributes faith to every person by a measure,” so there is nothing we are asked to believe, that is out of our ability in Him to believe. Because, we are His Children, we want to obey Him, we want to keep His commandments. “For it is by faith that we walk and not by sight,” the enemy wants us to think this is very hard to do. When the truth is, most if not all people saved or unsaved do everyday one way or the other. People plan for tomorrow, hope in a education will bring a better life, on and on. The difference is, for us the result will be enjoyed for All Eternity! A different version of Rom 12:1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a Living and Holy sacrifice--the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. This is done because, you are under the control of your spiritual nature. Everything we are asked to do, we have been equipped to be able to do them, as under and for His Glory. Make no mistake, the enemy and our flesh are the two things that make all of this as difficult as it seems at times. I get it some may say, I am over simplifying this. But am I? What is God asking from us? That we Trust Him with everything. That we give Him all of our hurts, put our Hope in Him. To stand on His Word, 2Tim 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. Faith is always given to us by God, we can not manufacture Faith on our own. Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing the message, and the message that is heard is what Christ spoke. 1John 5:1 Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child. 1John 5:4 because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world. 1John 5:20 And we know that The Son of God has come and He has given us a mind to know The True One and to be in The True One- in His Son, Yeshua The Messiah. This One is The True God and The Life Eternal. Most versions say, “given us understanding,” We do have one thing, a choice. Why anyone would not chose to accept and receive, is beyond me. We have been given so much, instead of coming up with excesses. Looking for reasons why, you can’t do this or that. Because, clearly we have been girded; outfitted with the tools and the knowledge in how to use them. So as we humble ourselves, put our Faith to work, James 2:26 A body that doesn't breathe is dead. In the same way faith that does nothing is dead. James 2:21-22 Didn't our ancestor Abraham receive God's approval as a result of what he did when he offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice on the altar? 22You see that Abraham's faith and what he did worked together. His faith was shown to be genuine by what he did. God has given us so many things, does anyone think it is to make a fool out of them? Heb 10:36,38 Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that He has promised. And My righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away." This we must not ever do. We must go all in, God has a Plan, Matt 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God's law will disappear until its purpose is achieved. With all that has been given to us we must do our part. Obedience to Our Lord, Trust that His Word is True. Understand, our life span compared to eternity, is as a puff of smoke. 2Thess 1:11 So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May He give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.  Let this then be our Prayer for one another, In Jesus Holy Name.