Faith -- Easier Than Feeling, Better than the Facts

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

Walking by faith may seem like an effort, as if we must still "do something" in order for anything to promptly manifest in our lives.

But we are called not to walk by our faith, but rather by God's own faith:

"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2: 20)

Faith is seeing with our inner eyes, the eyes of our understanding what is true and eternal (Ephesians 1: 17-19):

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11: 1)

Jesus witnessed to the distraught father in the Gospel of Mark that His faith would carry over for the man:

"And Jesus said to him, 'If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

"and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, 'I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief." (Mark 9: 23-24, Youngs Literal Translation)

Jesus is believing, in us, for us, through us!

The man needed help to believe, and Jesus readily supplies it. He supplies His faith to us, that through Him we can do all things (Philippians 4: 13)

We are not called to live by feelings, because feelings are all about us, when we are to be focused on Him:

"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6: 11)

and

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." (Colossians 3: 1-2)

Regarding facts, the things that we see and prove on this earth, they are also subject to change:

"The world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." (1 John 2: 17)

What remains is God's Love, which we witness in His Word:

"Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away." (Luke 12: 33)

Have faith in His Word, easier than feeling, and better than the facts.