Second Corinthians 5:6-9 says, “So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him” (NKJV). God wants us to walk by faith and not by sight. He wants us to please Him, and according to Hebrews 11:6, without faith it is impossible to please God.
To help you walk by faith and not by sight—living pleasing to God—consider The Checklist of Faith. By applying this checklist of fundamentals, you can ensure you walk by faith every day!
1. Believe it in your heart, then say it with your mouth.
“For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith” (Mark 11:23, KJV).
The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10), and his primary mission is to steal the Word. If he can steal the Word, then he can steal what you need and want. So always find a promise in God’s Word and stand on it without wavering in your faith.
2. Faith will not work in an unforgiving heart.
“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25, KJV).
Check your heart. Is there someone you need to forgive? Sometimes the person we need to forgive can be surprising. Have you taken up an offense at a doctor because you didn’t like a diagnosis? Have you taken up an offense at a politician because of their position on legislation? Forgive them so that unforgiveness doesn’t interfere with your faith working on your behalf.
3. Abraham’s BLESSING cannot be received with Thomas’ faith.
“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he [Thomas] said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe” (John 20:25, KJV).
Thomas, one of the 12 original disciples, made a choice—he chose unbelief. We can never be a person who chooses not to believe. If we do, our faith is blocked. Always choose to believe.
4. Faith calls things that be not as though they were.
“Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]” (Hebrews 11:1, AMPC).
When the devil came at Jesus and tempted Him, Jesus responded by saying, “It is written” (Matthew 4:4, KJV), then quoted the Word of God. This is exactly what we’re to do. We’re to speak to our finances, our bodies, our relationships and our circumstances with promises from the Word of God. When we do, we release our faith; and change begins whether we see it immediately or later.
5. Faith demands corresponding action.
“And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.
And the woman was made whole from that hour” (Matthew 9:20-22, KJV).
The woman with the issue of blood used corresponding action. She said it, believed it, did it and reported it. She not only said it in faith, but she reached out and touched Jesus’ garment. According to Luke’s account, she then declared before all the people why she had touched Him—and the miraculous results (Luke 8:47).
Put The Checklist of Faith with its five fundamentals to work in your life today and see the results. You can start by believing and speaking this prayer:
Father, thank You for Your Word. I thank You that I can speak the results I want by faith, and You hear me and answer me. I speak that I am healed and whole in every area of my life. I speak that my relationships are healed and whole. I speak that my finances flourish, and I am debt-free. Thank You for being so good to me. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.