Principle #7 of the CIA of biblical manhood is that a man of covenant walks by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).
All too often we say we have faith in God, but let our lives be dictated by our emotions, feelings and circumstances instead of the Word of God. 2 Corinthians 4:18 tells that while all of the things around us (our circumstances) are seen (what we see with our natural eyes), we shouldn't look at them or let them dictate our lives (how we think, act & react), because they are temporary, while what we can''t see (with our natural eyes), the Word of God, is eternal or everlasting.
Therefore, we should live our lives based on the Word of God and not our circumstances or what we see (walking by faith not by sight). This is what faith really is, seeing and claiming what God has promised us in His Word with our spiritual eyes and in our heart (spirit). Then believing what the Word of God says about our situation without any doubt in our hearts, instead of believing how we feel or what our circumstances would say, and confessing this Word of God over our situation, and then moving, acting, living our life based on our belief of God's Word in our heart and the confession of that Word over our life.
Our circumstances are real, and they are the facts, but they are not the truth, the Word of God is the truth. And the truth of God's Word will set you free (John 8:32), and always change the facts and reality of our circumstances, if we are exercising our faith.
So walk by faith man of covenant, and not by sight!
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