Do you live by faith or by sight?
That's the question behind 2 Corinthians 5:7.
Noah lived (and constructed an ark) by faith, even though he had never even seen rain, and wouldn't see it for another 100 years.
Abraham lived (and travelled) by faith, even when God didn't initially tell him where he would be going.
Moses' parents lived by faith, hiding him for three months after he was born, knowing that God had special plans for their son.
Moses himself lived by faith, leaving Egypt with the Israelites instead of merely luxuriating in the role of the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Rahab lived by faith, putting her life on the line as she hid two spies.
David lived by faith when he used just one smooth stone to slay the 9-foot giant Goliath.
Do you live by faith or by sight?
If any of the above people had lived by sight instead of faith, they never would have accomplished what they did.
Living by sight is short-term and emotionally-based.
Living by faith is long-term and God-based.
There's a world - and an eternity - of difference.
Live by faith, and not by sight, and watch the difference that God makes in your life, in your church, and in your ministry.
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