2 Corinthians 5:7 We live by faith, not by sight.

The Christian life is a walk of faith because we believe God is who he says he is. He has demonstrated his love for us and we accept that love with thanksgiving, honor and continual praise. This creates in us a desire to please him. So we understand that we not only believe his promise that Jesus is gone to prepare a place for us where we will join him eventually, but the life we now live has to be lived by faith.

Life is full of challenges and many of them seem insurmountable at times, but we have to let our minds expand to take hold of the idea that truly nothing is impossible for God to do. This assurance was given to Mary by the angel Gabriel in Luke1 after he appeared to her with the news that she was going to have a baby. She was bewildered because, as far as she knew, her circumstances were not yet in order for that to happen.

When circumstances are not aligned with your desired outcome, and especially if these circumstances are malicious and engineered by other people, trust the Lord to come to your aid. He alone is just and he is the defender of the weak.  “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4). The idea is not to pray for destruction of the individual, but to pray for the Lord to re-order the circumstances and your response to them. The Holy Spirit helps us to understand:

“I am the God of my people from time to eternity. I will not leave nor forsake them in the changing circumstances of their lives. I will be their God and they shall be my people. Though the earth shakes and the people tremble yet I will be the strength and stronghold of my people. Look unto me only, always for I am your bulwark and strong tower.”