Living a life of faith

“Taking up the shield of faith…” Paul says (Eph. 6:16).  His words are an exhortation to trust the Lord in all things.  We safely nod in agreement, but all too often our lives reveal a different source of trust.  We trust ourselves, our reason, our strength, our intuition, our sight.  And, should our hearts be exposed, we really do not trust the Lord.  And that is why we need this directive word from God.
Oswald Chambers expands the idea of faith and offers a warning as well:

Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led.  But it does mean loving the One who is leading.  It is literally a life of faith, not of understanding and reason — a life of knowing Him who calls us to go.  Faith is rooted in the knowledge of a Person, and one of the biggest traps we fall into is the belief that if we have faith, God will surely lead us to success in the world. [My Utmost for His Highest, March 19.]

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