Every Christian is called to live his or her life by faith in Jesus Christ. Faith is really just the belief we have about God joined with trust in His character and ability to do what He says He will do. Those times which require faith in God are never easy moments for any of us because they are moments in which we let go of control. Control is security for most of us and to give up a sense of security is unnatural to our human nature. We love the safe and predictable. We love the assurances which come from a predictable routine. However, God has called each of us to live our life by faith in Him.
Many believers in Christ choose to live life attempting to control everything, immersed in routine, chained to predictability and what they perceive to be “safe;” such a life is the opposite of God’s will for our life. We are called to live by faith! Such a lifestyle kills the heart of the true believer. Believers are called to live a life free from the limitations of the mundane and natural. We are called to live a life free from the limitations of what we control!
How will you choose to live? Will you be Peter and get out of the boat to walk on water or will you be the rich young ruler who trusted in the things he possessed and the life he had built for himself? There is really only one choice; will you live by faith or not? There was a line in the movie “Brave Heart” a few years ago which said, “Every man dies but not every man truly lives.” What a tragedy if those who have experienced the eternal life of Christ never truly know what it is to live that life while spending their days here on earth!
Pastor James
