Psalm 26:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.

While we might not see God’s perfect will with our physical eyes, our spiritual eyes see faith.

2 Corinthians 5:7 English Standard Version (ESV) for we walk by faith, not by sight.

We learn to walk by faith by taking little steps, not giant leaps.

Matthew 25:21 English Standard Version (ESV) His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

Who among us does not want to hear our Lord say “Well done.”? Praise of faith does not come by hearing with our earthly ears, it comes with our spiritual ears of faith.

That first step of walking by faith is going to be timid, unsure but easy to accomplish. Our Lord wants us to succeed. Gone are the days of men like Moses, or Elijah, or Gideon. The office of the prophet has gone away and the faithfulness of God does not abide in the world, He abides in us?

God is faithful, Jesus in God, the Holy Spirit is God, God abides in us and His faithfulness continues to exact His will through us by faith.

One reason that this walk by faith is done in small steps is to build up our trust that we are hearing God. Not just hearing God by faith, but getting it right. If it were not slow we would be at risk of thinking we had actually done something ourselves. That might lead to pride and we know what the Word says about pride.

Proverbs 16:18 English Standard Version (ESV) Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Psalm 118:5-6 English Standard Version

5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.

6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?

Yesterday I asked the question why pain and today the Lord answers us.

Every spiritual question has an answer in the bible. If we cannot find it for ourselves, seek the Lord and He will reveal it to you.

How I know this is by experience.

What freedom did I find in Christ?

He set me free from a vain imagination.

Suddenly we see that being set free is not just about our eternal salvation which will not come until we leave this world. We are also set free from old habits, old mindsets, old natures that no longer serve us as we serve our Lord.

Why did I say vain imaginations? Because of my experience. What it means to us at any moment is relatable to our own experiences. It does not make our thoughts right or wrong. It is only meaningful because of our experiences.

No one has the right to tell you that you are wrong except your Lord.

This is why we need to call on the Lord for answers to our current dilemmas. It does not matter the problem, with ourselves or with the world. He is the Lord of all things. He has power and influence over everything.

That fact does not mean He will give in to our desires. He loves us and will put everything in context to the will of the Father. We must remember what He has said to us about suffering for His sake and stop making it all about us.

Has God shown us His power over events in the world? We don’t always get to see His will right away. Many times it is revealed in the results of the actions He takes.

Just because I do not see it does not make it any less gracious in nature. Luck doesn’t have a say in what God does. The Word tells us He is at work around us all the time. 

Psalm 26:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.