walking by faith

So lately this phenomenon of "walking by faith" has been coming up ALL. THE. TIME. I don't know exactly what God is trying to tell me by continually putting this before me, but I guess I'll have to walk by faith to find out? (lame play on words, I know ;) )

It started recently in my prayer life. I found myself using that phrase over and over when praying for others, myself, my future, Brett, etc. Then, I started this whole blogging thing, which of course got me reading other peoples blogs. I have been REALLY encouraged by my friend Megan Reed through all of this. As I read about her adventures in India and Cambodia, I can't help but think she is truly someone walking by faith. After Megan's blog, I was thrilled to find out that our good friends The Arledge's updated their blog. Now the chances of this happening were slim considering Meredith had not blogged in 2 YEARS! But of course, she decides to blog, and you guessed it, she spurs me further toward this whole "walking by faith" thing. (if you want to hear a cool story, click on their name above because it is truly an inspiration to me!). Okay so this now brings me to today where I still sit thinking about this phrase.

Walk by faith. What does this even mean?! I guess literally it means having to depend on the Lord for every single step that you take, whether it be out of bed, down the stairs, to your car, off the bus, etc. I don't know that I even think of the Lord throughout my thousands of steps that I take daily, but on a broader scale, I am dependent upon the Lord for lots of things.

What has come to my mind more often than not when thinking of walking by faith though, is that God has the power to give and to take away. He has the power to snatch anything that I am holding close to my heart away in a millisecond. He has the power to cause extreme discomfort in my life, and then what? Am I going to walk by faith then? I think it would be a lot harder to begin walking by faith in the midst of disaster, heartache, or weakness. So after all of this, what the Lord has been teaching me is quite simple: to walk by faith...NOW. To blindly follow Christ. To prepare my heart for what is to come. To be okay with change. To step out of my comfort zone. To love the Lord and truly BELIEVE that He is working for my good through ALL things. And that ALL things good come from Him.

Like I said, it's quite simple right? Well, maybe not. What do you think? What does walking by faith mean to YOU? I'd love to hear your thoughts :)