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“Want to get out of the trap of walking by sight?”
By Babs
Kincaid
Do
you ever fall into the trap of walking by earthly sight and not God’s light? There
is hope for breaking free from walking by sight. When that happens to me I often
engage in negative thinking and unrealistic expectations. In my experience that
relates to negative thinking regarding people, places and things. These two character defects pull me down into
the ugly mental state of disappointment and discouragement. In addition, I find
myself projecting negative thoughts and unrealistic expectations on God. This deteriorating
state of affairs is like swimming into a tangled mass of horrid seaweed with
jellyfish! Now that’s a painful place to be! Can you picture it? I’ve been stung
by jellyfish and I cried! Can you think
about a time in your own life when your circumstances seemed to overwhelm you
with darkness and you couldn’t seem to find the light?
One of the problems with walking
by earthly sight and not God’s light is it keeps God out of the equation. My
walking by sight limits God and I become focused on the natural world of limited
sight. God’s light engages the supernatural power of infinite possibilities
that defy time and space. The Bible best describes how I truly see all things:
“For now we see in a mirror dimly,” 1 Corinthians 13:12. So the truth is my
vision is really distorted.
When I am walking by sight, I
find myself listening to Satan’s lying voice in my head which crushes my
spirit. He is notorious for telling me “if God really loved you your situation
would improve and God would answer your prayers.” The voice of darkness is still the voice of
deception whose role is to steal, kill and destroy my faith in God. If I am feeling hopeless it is a strong
possibility I have let my guard down and have let the enemy’s voice influence
me.
It is good for me to recall who
God really is. God is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the creator of the
universe, the mountain mover, the Master healer, the one who raises the dead,
the one who parts the Red Sea, the Good Shepherd, and the one who died for me. Now
that is truly exceptional and extraordinary! God is the one who perfectly
placed the sun the precise distance from the earth so we would not get burnt. In
reality, when I think about my life being in God’s hands I feel relieved and
grateful!
Do
you want to get out the trap of walking by sight and overcome your negative
mind set? I have to seek refuge from the storm by reaching out to God in prayer
and reading His love letters to me. I
have to journal and meditate on God’s word. God reminds me, “For you have
delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God
in the light of life.” Psalm 56:13 God reassures me my blessings come from my
union with him “Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in
the light of your presence, LORD.” Psalm 88:15 God restores my heart and mind
to remember this truth: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never
walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 God loves on me
and encourages me that my true identity is being a follower of Christ and he
will help me to continue on the right path and meet my needs.
With God the sky is the limit for helping his kids! Yea God! “He
who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all-How will he not also
graciously give us all things.” Romans 8:32
