You know, there’s a kind of faith that makes God lean in with a smile. It’s the faith that believes before it seesThe faith that bursts into songs of praise in the corridor, even when every door stays stubbornly locked.
I remember times in my own life when the odds looked grim. When God spoke promises to my heart that were so big, so outlandish, so downright unreasonable that I wondered if I had imagined them. Like the days I prayed for the dreams God planted in my heart to bloom, even when every step forward felt like wading through thick mud, and it seemed as if everything I had built was under attack. Or the moments I dared to see Hephzibah’s Manor reaching thousands of families across the world when it was just me typing on my phone late at night, eyes weary but heart burning.
I’ll never forget sitting on our bed one night, tears soaking my pillow. I whispered to God that I believed He was good, even though I couldn’t see much good around me. Those were the nights faith grew legs, when I chose to trust Him instead of my fears. It felt like planting seeds in the dark. But God was faithful, and the harvest came in ways I could never have orchestrated.
Let Faith Walk Ahead of Sight
Remember what Jesus told Thomas? In one of the most defining moments of faith, He said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29). Jesus wasn’t scolding Thomas; He was setting the standard for a faith that God celebrates, the kind that says, “I’ll believe even when my eyes don’t cooperate.”
I can’t count how many times I’ve had to live this. Like the season after my first son was born, when finances were so tight it felt like our wallets were fasting with us. We tithed. We gave. We declared God’s provision, even while our kitchen looked like it was on a Daniel fast. Yet Philippians 4:19 says, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” I believed it. I wrote it on sticky notes. I prayed it. I sang it like it was the chorus of my life. And do you know what? God showed up in ways I could never have orchestrated. People brought food. Unexpected gifts arrived. We never went hungry.
But I’m not alone in this; the Bible is filled with countless others who have journeyed this same path of faith before me. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Oh, what a definition: confidence when there’s no confirmation, assurance without a single piece of evidence.
Think of Abraham, who ‘against all hope, in hope believed and so became the father of many nations’ (Romans 4:18). God told him, ‘Look up at the sky and count the stars, if indeed you can count them. So shall your offspring be’ (Genesis 15:5). Abraham didn’t argue or demand proof, he believed. Decades passed before Isaac’s first cry filled their tent, but Abraham’s faith had already secured the promise long before his eyes caught up.
Embrace God’s Reality
Believing before you see is not denial of reality; it’s choosing to believe God’s reality.
It’s the courage to pray for that family member to come to Christ even when they roll their eyes at your prayers.
It’s writing the first chapter of a book God told you to write when you don’t know a single publisher or have the funds to get it published.
It’s starting that business on your knees when your wallet laughs at your dream.
This is believing before seeing.
Faith isn’t about waiting for perfect conditions; it’s about trusting the One who holds every detail of the universe in His hands (Psalm 147:4). When we dare to believe before we see, we move God’s heart, we shift atmospheres, we prepare the ground for miracles.
So what promise have you tucked away because it feels impossible?
Dust it off today.
Pray over it like it’s already done.
Thank God like you’re holding it in your hands.
You’re not foolish to believe, you’re just ahead of the curve.
Let your faith declare boldly, “God, You said it. I believe it. That settles it.”
