It’s a funny saying, but one my husband uses often to remind me, that faith and action go together. They are partners. You can’t have one without the other. In fact we can’t really say we have faith, if we aren’t willing to put feet to it. Faith has legs. Faith has feet. Feet walk best when they are walking IN FAITH.

Faith without action is dead …. It may be believing something, but only to the point that we might think it, say it, or feel it, and that is as far as it goes. We use the term “walking by faith” which sums it up quite well. Real faith walks. It takes the first step. We can all talk about dreams, but will we put feet to them? We can say we have faith in God, but do we really believe He is faithful enough and trustworthy enough that we are willing to obey Him? We can all talk about what we “feel” we should do or could do, what we are hoping for, believing for, what we have faith for, but if we aren’t willing get out of our comfort zones and take that step, then what does that say about our faith? Faith acts. Faith moves. Faith shifts things. It should move us, shift us, cause us to act. We are the carriers of faith. We are the vessels that God uses faith to move through and produce the evidence. If we don’t put legs to our faith, feet to our faith then we become the road block instead of the pathway for God to fulfill His promises. Faith acts. Faith is activated through our actions.

Action without faith is dead … It is doing something in our own strength, our own way, with our own agenda. It is taking steps without being lead by God, without trusting God, leaning only on our own understanding and ways. This will cause us to become weary, frustrated, confused, and possibly disappointed and disillusioned. We can work very hard, jump out of the boat, so to speak, but as soon as things get tough, start to look impossible, take longer that what we thought, we will begin to feel like we are drowning. We give up. Action without faith will cause us to fall short and wear us out because we don’t see the promise ahead of us. Faithless acts can cause us to wandering aimlessly with no hope. The Israelites had promise. They were just delivered out of captivity and in faith didn’t just walk out, but they ran. Sadly though their actions became faithless. Their walk became a stumble because it was not strengthened by faith. They lost sight of God, of the goal, and wandered as they wondered. We may be doing all of the “leg-work” but without faith behind our actions, our legs will eventually give out.  When our actions are partnered with faith, driven by faith, surrounded by faith, no matter how difficult the task may look, no matter how long it takes, no matter the opposition, we will find ourselves with sure footing, leaning on our faith, secure and motivated to keep on keeping on. 

The beautiful process of faith is the promise that FAITH PRODUCES ACTION and ACTION PRODUCES MORE FAITH. What a beautiful cycle. A wondrous flow to be caught up in. Faith causes me to step out, and as I step out, my faith grows. Putting legs to my faith strengthens them. Faith becomes my sure footing. I act in faith. I walk in faith. Faith grows. Faith increases. Faith carries me further than I could ever go on my own. As I step out in faith, God, in all of His incredible Sovereignty, strengthens my feeble knees and releases more faith to walk out some of the biggest adventures in my life. Faith has legs.