November 12

Faith That Walks When the Road Isn’t Paved

Faith is not lying to yourself that everything is alright when it’s not. Faith is standing up when everything in you is telling you to sit down. Hebrews 11 starts with a definition that shatters the world’s version of confidence: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” ~Hebrews 11:1. Faith is the reality of what has yet to arrive. Faith sees the invisible, because God says it’s visible.

God spoke and the giants of faith took action. Abel brought a better offering, Noah built an ark in a no-rain zone, and Abraham moved his family without knowing the destination. These aren’t ancient bedtime stories, they’re old, wrinkled, real-life roadmaps of what happens when you trust God more than you trust your situation. They had no GPS, only a promise. But that was enough. Faith doesn’t have to have it all spelled out. Faith walks with a destination.

Abraham is the primary study in true trust. “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he would receive as an inheritance” ~Hebrews 11:8. He went out without knowing the location. We like GPS faith, precise, detailed instructions. But God gives you one step at a time. He says, “Follow Me,” and expects you to get up and walk. Faith doesn’t sit in the driveway and demand full clarity before it starts the car. It turns the key because the One who called is trustworthy.

Sarah learned that faith is not believing your watch before you believe God’s time. “By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive…because she judged Him faithful who had promised” ~Hebrews 11:11. She laughed at first, but God kept His word. When everything looks like a desert, faith says, “God’s not done.”

Hebrews 11:13 says, “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off.” They never got to see every promise, but they lived like it was on its way. That’s the kind of faith that keeps your feet moving when your heart is shaking. The kind that says, “Even if I don’t see it yet, I know the One who promised it.”

The faith that pleases God is not just mental, it’s obedient in action. It’s Noah building, Abraham walking, Sarah believing, and you trusting. The world says, “Seeing is believing.” God says, “Believing is seeing.”

So next time the road ahead looks unclear, open Hebrews 11. Don’t wait for the fog to lift before you start walking. Faith isn’t having it all figured out. It’s trusting the One who does. Because “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” ~Hebrews 11:6.

The heroes of faith didn’t have perfect situations, but they had a perfect God. And that’s all faith ever needs.

Song Description: “Walkin’ By Faith”

“Walkin’ By Faith” is a gritty outlaw-country track about trusting God when the road ahead makes no sense. Inspired by Hebrews 11, it tells the story of believers who moved when God said “Go,” even when the map wasn’t clear. With raw vocals, steel-string grit, and a heartbeat of hope, it’s a song for anyone learning to follow Jesus one step at a time, no map, no plan, just faith in the great I AM. Lyrics From: True Grit Gospel