We walk by faith, not by sight — Vivienne Solomons

Two weeks ago, I did not know that my geyser would suddenly stop working resulting in a series of events that would not only disrupt my home life, but also have an impact on my work and ministry as well. 

It started with no hot water but then the ceiling collapsed – the old leaky geyser fell through it when the new geyser went in. We thought that would be the end of it, until we heard water spraying in the walls, and then the geyser had to be switched off until the leak could be detected. 

With each new day, we were hopeful that the last of the leaks in one very long and rusted pipe would be found, and there would be one less hole in the walls of our home. Finally, after several disappointing days, and the sound of walls being broken through, that day did arrive, and the extensive repairs could begin.

The truth is, if any of us could know ahead of time the chaos that was about to descend upon our lives, we would more times than we would like to admit, choose to rather stay in bed and save ourselves the trouble and inconvenience. 

But life’s not like that, is it? Some negative or challenging experiences we can “see” coming because they are a natural consequence of our actions or the actions of others. But as for the rest, it is a complete surprise. And that is not necessarily a bad thing.

For life has a way of testing us, sometimes it nearly crushes us, and many times it leaves us inconvenienced, perhaps disappointed, or even wounded.

But we were created to get up each morning and to greet the new day with faith in our hearts that everything will be okay, and hope for the future even if the day before did not go as planned or as well as expected. It is just who we are.

In 2 Corinthians 5:7 Paul speaks about the way we live our day to day lives: “… we walk by faith, not by sight.”

In other words, living by faith and not by sight is our normal Christian experience while we live here on earth, since we do not see God or experience Him as we will one day in Heaven.

Though we may not see God in our daily lives, we were created to trust that He loves us, that He is indeed with us, and has better days in store for us. Despite what our circumstances may be telling us.

So, how does this look practically? According to Sara Claudia Tillman, an author and motivational speaker who lost her sight a few years ago, it means: 

• to keep moving, even if we don’t know where we are going – one step at a time, looking to God as our guide.
• to understand that there is more happening in our lives and around us than what we can see — there is so much that we don’t see, but our all-knowing, all-seeing God does.
• to trust God even when we can’t see Him working — because He certainly is.

Acknowledgements: www.saraclaudia.com

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