A "Walk of Faith" Year
As we have entered a new year, many may have questions, and or concerns about what this year will look like. Some of us are looking at the previous year and saying okay God, please, I can’t handle another year like 2025. I am not sure if emotionally, financially, or spiritually, I can go through similar circumstances in 2026. Can I encourage us today to “walk by faith”? God is reminding us today that the only reason we are still standing is that He has been carrying us. I am convinced that the reason many of us feel disheveled, tired, and out of sorts is that we refuse to “rest” in God fully. Be honest with me, we all have phrases on autopilot to use if we are asked how we’re doing, in the middle of a “moment”.
When we look at the scripture, “walking by faith” does not denote that we always get to know the plan upfront. In Genesis 12, Abram and Sarai didn’t know what to expect when God told them to go. Abraham wasn’t given the outcome when the Lord asked him to sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22. However, in Hebrews 11, we are given a wonderful template of how to respond in times of uncertainty. Not only does Hebrews chapter 11 confirm that a faith walk is possible ,but it also gives us the example of how to do it. This chapter uses two phrases that caught my attention, “by faith” and “through faith.”
In my investigation of the phrases, I learned that they are very similar, but they can have a slight nuance. BY FAITH leans toward the fact that faith is the source by which something is manifested, that it is the components, the substance. THROUGH FAITH leans more toward the fact that faith is the process, the gateway, the conduit. Both phrases are needed in our venture into the new. By faith, we will see things come together; come to pass, and through faith, we will do things differently; we will walk in the plan for our lives. I encourage all of us today to read through the entire chapter of Hebrews 11 for encouragement and then write a few statements of faith to speak out loud…why, because faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God.
So, begin to say into your own hearing, BY FAITH, I am the blessed man/woman who doesn’t walk in ungodly counsel. THROUGH FAITH, my soul is restored, as I am led in paths of righteousness. Throughout the year, allow this method of strengthening your spirit be a weapon against uncertain moments or uncertain seasons. Let this be a “walk by faith” year!
Love and Blessings!
Pastor Romeika Adderley
When we look at the scripture, “walking by faith” does not denote that we always get to know the plan upfront. In Genesis 12, Abram and Sarai didn’t know what to expect when God told them to go. Abraham wasn’t given the outcome when the Lord asked him to sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22. However, in Hebrews 11, we are given a wonderful template of how to respond in times of uncertainty. Not only does Hebrews chapter 11 confirm that a faith walk is possible ,but it also gives us the example of how to do it. This chapter uses two phrases that caught my attention, “by faith” and “through faith.”
In my investigation of the phrases, I learned that they are very similar, but they can have a slight nuance. BY FAITH leans toward the fact that faith is the source by which something is manifested, that it is the components, the substance. THROUGH FAITH leans more toward the fact that faith is the process, the gateway, the conduit. Both phrases are needed in our venture into the new. By faith, we will see things come together; come to pass, and through faith, we will do things differently; we will walk in the plan for our lives. I encourage all of us today to read through the entire chapter of Hebrews 11 for encouragement and then write a few statements of faith to speak out loud…why, because faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God.
So, begin to say into your own hearing, BY FAITH, I am the blessed man/woman who doesn’t walk in ungodly counsel. THROUGH FAITH, my soul is restored, as I am led in paths of righteousness. Throughout the year, allow this method of strengthening your spirit be a weapon against uncertain moments or uncertain seasons. Let this be a “walk by faith” year!
Love and Blessings!
Pastor Romeika Adderley
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