I want to walk by “SIGHT”…

I’m not proud of that fact. It’s uncomfortable to say it to others. Yet every now and then when I feel a knotted-up tension deep inside of myself, I know that’s what’s causing it. I want to SEE that the number in my bank account is sufficient for what’s ahead. I want to SEE that my hard work will be rewarded. I want to SEE that things are going to work out well in my kid’s stories. I want to SEE that several friends I am praying for will find healing, salvation, and reconciliation.

Seeing
I know that I’m not called to live by sight. Second Corinthians 5:7 is clear. I’m called to trust in an all-perfect, all-wise, all-powerful, all-knowing, good, eternal, unchanging, sovereign God who in this very moment SEES the outcome of all the things that my flesh is crying out to SEE. And I’ve become convinced it is my flesh that is crying out to walk by sight.

His Grace is Sufficient
So…I remind myself of the character and faithfulness of my God. I tell myself His grace is sufficient for whatever I face. I tell myself His mercies for me are new this morning. I remind myself that He has great plans for me . . . that He has never failed me and never will. Trust rises . . . fear begins to fade . . . I begin to change. I don’t want the lesser life where I am in control . . . where I SEE the outcome. I want the greater life, the adventure that only comes by trusting Him day-by-day, step-by-step for everything.

By Faith…
I hear a different cry softly begin to rise up from within my heart: I want to walk by “FAITH”…

Tony Wood