Bill Irwin was not the first person ever to walk the 2,100 miles of the Appalachian Trail. But Bill was the first in this respect, he was blind when he did it. He was 50 years old when he set out on the hike. He made 2nd Corinthians 5:7 his mantra: ‘For we walk by faith, not by sight.’
And that is what he did. He did not use Maps, GPS, or a compass. He estimated that he fell 5,000 times in eight months. He battled hypothermia, cracked his ribs, and skinned his hands and knees more times than he could count.
But he made it. He made the long walk by faith and not by sight. You are doing the same. Probably not on the trails of the Appalachians, but in the trials of life. You are walking the path between offered prayer and answered prayer. Between ‘Help me, Lord’ and ‘Thank you, Lord.’
Trust Him- and keep walking.
