“Walking by Faith and not by Sight” (2Co.5:7) In the recent months, I found myself speaking to a number of believers around questions of faith, particularly looking forward or projecting into the future, Paul’s words resonating often… The reality of this verse and its context is easier said than done, for it challenges us in the light not of what we see, understand, control, or have planned, but in the light of what we don’t grasp. It is easy to quote the verse and yet still express these same attitudes. The question begs, is that really walking by faith and not by sight? Faith by nature requires an object, that object is uniquely the Person of Jesus Christ. For faith to not be driven by sight it requires trust, confidence and dependency on someone outside of ourselves, our perceptions, our understandings, our habitual ways of living, deciding, and progressing. That Christ is trustworthy, is not in doubt however, is that reflected in the way we walk ? Faith requires the unk...
renewal movement / mouvement de renouveau