The first time a toddler jumps from the edge of a couch into their parent’s arms, it’s not because they’ve measured the distance or calculated the risk. It’s because they trust the voice of their parents. That leap isn’t based on their previous understanding of how much they weigh or if they would even be caught or not—it’s based on a relationship that had already been established.

This example mirrors what many believers experience when God gives them a word. At the moment when the word is received, it sounds glorious, but we find that when the time comes to act on it, we see fear set in. 

The process of doing what God has asked rarely feels comfortable, it requires a level of trust that moves you to do what is to be done even when all your mind and body are telling you to do is to stay still.

Hebrews 11:1 
New King James Version 
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Faith, as we see it from the scriptures, isn’t just a mere statement of belief; it’s action anchored in conviction. It is trusting the Word given to you more than what reality is showing right in front of us at the moment. This is the reason why our response to the words God gives us truly matters because faith isn’t always clear-cut or predictable; it’s more often uncomfortable and stretching. But every time we respond with obedience, we come to see that our confidence is not in our ability, but God’s. 

God rarely gives faith instructions that align with our comfort zone. He told Noah to build an ark in a season with no rain (Genesis 6). He asked Abraham to leave his homeland for an unseen land (Genesis 12). He asked merely a handful of men to preach the Gospel to the entire world (Matthew 28). Each man received a word, they believed in it and they acted. They did not wait for perfect conditions or full understanding. They simply obeyed.

Hebrews 11:7-8 
New King James Version 
7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. 

8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

These people did it scared. Dear believer, faith is not the absence of fear, but rather obedience despite it. Verse 8 of that same text says that Abraham obeyed when he was called, “and he went out, not knowing where he was going”. Abraham went without knowing where he was going. 

Too often, we find that believers confuse facts with finality. A doctor’s report, for example, can be a fact, the evidence is clear. The bank balance can be one too. But God’s word is the truth, and consistently we have seen how God’s truth trumps fact every single time.

The Bible tells us about Abraham in the book of Romans:

Romans 4:20-21
New King James Version
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 

21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

His faith did not waver. His faith grew stronger. He was fully convinced that God can do whatever he promises. 

Yes, he was an 80-year-old man whose body was wrinkled, old, and clearly had no prospects of having any ability to birth any child; a random person can take one look at him and see that. But faith doesn’t need to deny the facts of nature, it just refuses to be ruled by them as long as God’s word says otherwise. 

Your experience may be screaming to you that this word you received is impossible, but God’s Word must be able to remind you that all things are possible. So we must be able to move regardless, past our fear, our doubt, and even the facts right before us, and see the possibilities in God.

We look through the Bible and we see how Peter stepped out of the boat and walked on water, not because he was fearless, but because Jesus said, “Come” (Matthew 14:29). He took the leap on a single word. Esther approached the king, understanding that God was still with the children of Israel even while in exile. The bible tells us what she said: “If I perish, I perish” (Esther 4:16). Gideon led an army, still unsure of his strength, but leaning on God’s assurance (Judges 6:14-16).

Each of these figures leaped because God had given the word, even while trembling. 

As believers, we must come to a place where we’re willing to “do it scared.” Faith, most of the time, would not eliminate fear, but you must choose to move anyway.

Isaiah 55:11 
New King James Version 
11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

In this text, we see the potency of all that the Lord says because God is committed to His word. That means our move in faith is not into the unknown or to chance but into His plan, because you know the consistency of His character concerning whatever He says. The leap of faith of the believer is never reckless; it’s rooted in the reliability of God’s voice. 

So what Has God Said to You? What word has God given you that you’ve been waiting to feel “ready” to obey? What instruction is hanging in limbo, waiting for your step?

The truth is, you may never feel ready. The waters won’t part before your feet move. It’s the step that activates the miracle.

Faith doesn’t wait for ideal conditions. Faith obeys. It holds on to the word even when feelings don’t align. It dares to do it scared, believing in a God who never fails. You don’t need to have it all figured out, you just need to trust the One who gave you the word. 

And what better way to show how much you trust Him than to go on and leap, take that leap of faith. Go on and do those things, we might be so sure about where the resources would come from but we go on and at least start, we might be scared but we go ahead and do it scared.

Don’t wait for every light to turn green before you move. Has God spoken? Then leap.

Let His word, not your fears or facts, define your next step.

Prayer Point
Lord, as I pray today, I grow in trusting in You much more. Teach me to respond quickly when You speak. Even when I am afraid, I choose to obey. I build in my heart the courage to move by faith, knowing You have never failed before.