Living Transparently in Your Faith - The Crosswalk Devotional - August 5

PLUS...8 Ways Satan Tries to Stop You from Worshiping [Crosswalk.com Logo]( The Crosswalk Devotional [Devotionals]( [Newsletters]( [e-Cards]( [The Crosswalk Devotional]( Living Transparently in Your [Faith]( By Liz Lampkin “For we walk by faith, and not by sight.” - [2 Corinthians 5]( 7 Faith. A small word with so much meaning. Faith is the stuff, the things hoped for. It is the evidence or proof of things we want but don’t see. It is believing that the God we serve whom we cannot see exists. It is having confidence that He will keep the promises of His Holy Word. Walking by [faith in God]( is a charge that all believers are challenged with. Every day, we as believers are faced with tests of faith to secure and strengthen our faith in God. As we go through life, many obstacles befall us, and let’s be honest they are not easy to go through or overcome. Many times, when we face challenges of any kind, or when we are given a new assignment from God we have the tendency to smile and pray our way through it, publicly. We show others our strength in the Lord. We show them how “unshakeable” our faith is in Him. However, what we fail to exhibit to other believers and non-believers of Christ are the struggles that come along with faith. We hide our tears, questions and frustrations from others. We conceal and deny our doubts. We mask our fears behind our beliefs. Why do we do this? Why do we not want others to see where we falter in our walk-in faith? Why do we fail to show others that while we are believers in a very living God, we are still human flesh? Is it pride? Is it a fear of being judged or mis-judged? Is it shame? Is it fear that God will turn His back on us? There may be a number of reasons why we as believers do not live in transparency when it comes to openly sharing our struggles with faith. However, what many of us fail to realize is that struggling in faith isn’t anything new. [CONTINUE READING →]( You May Also Like: [8 Ways Satan Tries to Stop You from Worshiping]( Tim Challies Think of the times that you decide to stay in bed instead of getting up to read the Bible; think of the times you scrapped family worship for no good reason; think of the times you stayed home from church instead of going to worship. [CONTINUE READING →]( [No, We Don’t Become Angels When We Die, and This Is Good News]( Mike Leake It seems to be a common belief that people turn into angels, or a type of guardian angel, after they pass away. But this is not something we find in Scripture. [CONTINUE READING →]( [Father-Daughter Duet to 'I Can Only Imagine' From MercyMe]( Feel the presence of the Lord as this father-daughter duo performs this beloved tune ‘I Can Only Imagine’ with special guest Nathan Pacheco. [CONTINUE READING →](                       Bible Trivia Question of the Day                                       What blind man recognized the wife of King Jeroboam? A. Ahijah B. Elijah C. Elisha D. Amaziah [ANSWER THE QUESTION →]( [Crosswalk.com Logo]( [Read about Salem Web Network]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Email Preference Center]( | [View in Browser]( © 2022 Salem Web Network. All rights reserved. 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. This email is never sent unsolicited. You are receiving this email because your email address, {EMAIL}, is signed up to receive newsletters, updates, and special offers from Crosswalk.com - The Devotional. [Link](