Faith, walking by, signifies that our thoughts about life's events and the circumstances they create, as well as our conduct, are regulated and carried out based on the Word of God. It is literally and truly our guide. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God, meaning faith exists when people hear the message, believe it, and then obey it. Every thought of those who live by faith should begin with Him and His will. We must not allow Him to slip from our thoughts, recognizing that He is aware of everything regarding our lives, and not even a thought can be hidden from Him, no matter where we are or what justifications we might give for our decisions.

Living by faith is the foundation of a Christian's life and a direct command. The just shall live by faith, a principle so vital that it is reiterated across the Scriptures. This concept, as expressed by Paul, means we walk by faith, not by sight, indicating a life guided by complete trust and confidence in God rather than mere acknowledgment of His existence. True faith produces loyalty and faithfulness, manifesting in a Christian's life through works of obedience. The Israelites in the wilderness, despite witnessing God's mighty acts and hearing His voice, failed to trust Him when higher obedience was required. Their lack of faith led to rebellion, and they did not live by faith, instead following carnal impulses. Consequently, they never reached the Promised Land, living in darkness under the cloud rather than in the light of God's promise. Faith underlies the conduct of a Christian's life, serving as the unseen foundation that supports visible actions. This trust in God, who cannot lie, compels obedience to His Word, regardless of what the senses perceive. Evaluating whether our actions are motivated by implicit trust in God's Word reveals if we are truly living by faith. Unlike the Israelites, who did not believe and thus did not enter the Promised Land, we must choose to trust and obey, even in challenging circumstances. Friendship with Jesus Christ exemplifies this trust, requiring obedience to His commands. We must be open and honest with Him, avoiding doubt and suspicion, unlike Israel, who distrusted God in the wilderness. Faith's importance to salvation is evident, as it is through faith, a gift from God, that we are saved. This faith begins when God calls us and leads us to repentance, enabling us to perceive His truth and choose to walk in godliness. Ultimately, we must learn from the Israelites' failure to trust God, recognizing the overwhelming proof of His existence and purpose. The responsibility to make choices grounded in trust in His Word now rests with us. We must choose to live by faith, remembering both the standing of the faithful who trusted God and the failure of those who did not.

Walking by faith means responding to God's call with trust that leads to action, as shown when Abraham left his homeland without knowing his destination. This trust sets the converted apart because it produces conduct aligned with God's way rather than mere intellectual acceptance. Abraham demonstrated this by placing himself fully in God's hands and performing what he believed, giving visible proof through his steps. The same pattern occurs for each called person, who is translated out of the world, joined to the Kingdom of God, and required to live as an alien under new citizenship. Walking by faith therefore demands leaving worldly practices behind, obeying God's governance, and refusing to straddle between two masters. It produces a life that follows a different rhythm, one that the unconverted often view as unusual because they adjust through compromise rather than trust. Abraham's example shows that this path involves overcoming family ties and other circumstances beyond personal control while continuing to move forward once God removes obstacles. Those who walk by faith set their affection on things above, deny self, and submit humbly to God's will even when the way seems difficult or severe. Abraham followed this course for about one hundred years after entering the land, illustrating the consistent trust that leads to inheritance in the Kingdom of God.

Faith is believing what God says. That belief pleases God and puts one into a right relationship with Him. Walking by faith requires action to complete it or else it is dead and useless. Adam and Eve failed their test of faith by trusting what they saw rather than believing what God said and became the first example of choosing to walk by sight rather than by faith. Their sin of faithlessness destroyed the close relationship they had with God and put a barrier between themselves and God. Satan is the prime example of faithlessness because his belief does not lead to right action. The evidence of things not seen is God's words. The faithful had only His words as evidence yet they still believed God even though all looked lost from a human standpoint. God does not promise when He will answer because the timing of those answers is in His hands. Abraham could believe God or believe all the evidence he could see. The patriarch's actions proved he would walk by faith and not by sight. To walk is an action so even the phrase walk by faith demonstrates that living faith requires action. Our evidence is God's words and God's evidence is our actions. Faith is a gift from God. The evidence that one believed those words was beginning to live by them. Actions showed the desire to begin a right relationship with God motivated by His gift of faith. Armed with only those words one willingly faced any opposition to act on what God commands. God has taken one in a zigzag route across this wilderness called life. The only evidence one had then and the only sure evidence one has now is the words of God. To test faith God's pattern is to bring one to a point that seemingly allows no escape. That is where He can find out what is truly in one's heart. Even though all human hope was lost God came to the rescue to teach that God can be trusted. The sovereign God is under no restrictions in His power. Some of the absolute words of God that are promises one can trust include that God makes everything happen at the right time no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly and that all things work together for good to those who love God. The farmer walked by faith not sight rather than give in to worry and fear he instead chose to trust God and wait patiently on Him to keep His promise. The words of the sovereign God are sufficient. Will one trust every word of God even the absolutes or believe what one sees. Will one walk by faith or sight. Will one have faith in God's promises and love even if there is no deliverance in this life. The only evidence one has in these circumstances is God's words. Faith is simply believing and acting on what God says without watering it down even the absolutes no matter what the circumstances are no matter what the physical evidence looks like no matter what price one may have to pay. This applies not only to the big trials of life but even more so to the little decisions one makes each day. One can prove to be faithless by discounting the words of God compromising and making them of no effect. All one has to do to know the strength of one's faith is examine one's fears and worries. Fear and worry call God a liar insinuating that His words about His sovereignty love power and faithfulness are not to be trusted. Fear and worry mirror the attitudes of a faithless satan who believes God exists but does not believe what He says. To have fear worry anxiety or forebodings questions God's goodness and care. They display a lack of faith in His promises of wise and gracious providence and cast doubts on the depth of the love God and Christ have for one. If one cannot trust God how can He ever trust one. Rather than give in to fear and worry one can choose an action to believe God and His love. If one believes in the depth of the love God and Christ have for one believing those words faith in that perfect love will cast out fear so that one can say as David did I will fear no evil for You are with me. Doubting God's lo