Faith involves trust

Walking by faith involves a GREAT MEASURE of trust in the Lord. And I think COMPLETELY walking by faith would involve COMPLETELY trusting Him. I think it has always been encouraging to hear stories of great faith. They inspire me to want to step out and trust God and see what happens. I don't think I'll always get it right, but I think His grace can cover where I err. And I think He sees the heart.

I've been typing up some old sermon notes in my spare time (to get rid of a box full of notebooks taking up space, but that's another story). I went to school with a guy named Dean Gootee. My junior year he did a sermon about trusting the Lord. One thing I found profound when I was typing up these notes was when he said, "When we forget what He's done, we don't trust Him." He also said, "Thank Him for what He’s done in the past because when we remember His character, we trust Him." And I think that's it. When we forget God's faithfulness in our lives, we stop trusting Him. When we look at our circumstances instead of WHO HE IS, we stop trusting. But God's faithfulness is not dependent upon our circumstances. He DOES NOT CHANGE with each issue and problem.
My challenge to you: 1) remind yourself of how God has been faithful in your own life 2) share your stories with others to encourage them 3) listen to others' stories\ask them to share how they have seen God's faithfulness in their lives