22 Dec When was your last leap of faith?

Good morning,

I was recently watching the Yeezy documentary. I know I am late to the party, but it really is a work of art. There is a lot one could say about Kanye West and how he is portrayed, but one moment stayed with me long after the credits rolled. At one stage, he moves from Chicago to New York because he believes there might be greater opportunity for him and for his music. No safety net, no guarantees, just a sense that staying put would cost him more than the risk of leaving. It’s a journey many have made over the years.

That simple act of courage lodged itself in my chest. It made me uncomfortable in the way good questions usually do. When was my last leap of faith?

I am, by temperament, a risk-avoiding person. I like patterns, systems, and predictable models. A significant part of my success has come from observing what works in other people’s lives and then copying it with discipline and patience. By the way, there is no shame in that. Wisdom often looks like paying attention. Whilst this is true, there is something else that is consistently true of people worth emulating. At some point, they took a risk that could not be spreadsheeted into certainty. They ate their share of fear and moved anyway.

One of the strangest things about us is that we want to start the business, launch the run club, apply for the new role, or make the move, but only if success is guaranteed.

Speaking plainly, that is not how life works. Faith is not the absence of fear. Faith is movement in the presence of it. Here is why you need to essentially take a leap of faith.

Faith means you are dreaming big enough

If your plans do not scare you at least a little, they are probably too small. Faith only becomes necessary when the vision outgrows your current resources, confidence, or control. If you can already see exactly how it will work, who will help, how much it will cost, and how long it will take, then you are not exercising faith. You are executing a project.

Dreaming big enough means allowing yourself to imagine a future that feels slightly irresponsible to say out loud. It is the kind of dream you mention carefully, watching people’s faces to see if they smile politely or lean in. Faith stretches the imagination before it stretches the bank account or the calendar. It whispers that you were not made merely to manage your life, but to build something that requires growth, dependence, and courage. Small dreams keep you safe. Big dreams keep you awake at night, but they also get you out of bed in the morning. I’ve seen how having faith can transform my life, and so I am so driven to ensure everyone has a similar experience.

Faith forces you to trust in God

This is the part many of us quietly try to bypass. We like faith as inspiration, but not as dependence. Real faith removes the illusion that you are in control and replaces it with the uncomfortable truth that you never were. When you step into something without guarantees, you are forced to confront where your trust actually lives. If whatever you are dreaming of forces you to trust in God, then you are in a good place.

Trusting God is not about passivity or pretending effort does not matter. Instead, see it this way: it’s about obedience without seeing a full map. It’s choosing to move with the information you have, believing that clarity often comes after commitment, not before it.

Faith teaches you to pray differently. You stop asking God to bless your plans and start asking Him to shape them. You learn to release outcomes while still giving your best effort. It humbles you in the best possible way, reminding you that your life is not a solo performance but a collaboration with a God who sees further than you do.

Faith is the best way to feel alive

There is a particular kind of aliveness that only shows up when comfort is no longer running the show. Faith sharpens your senses. It makes time feel heavier and moments feel more meaningful. When you step into uncertainty, you notice yourself more clearly. Your fears surface. Your values get tested. Your prayers become honest.

Life lived entirely within guarantees can become quietly dull, even when it looks impressive on paper. In my experience, faith reintroduces wonder into adulthood. It reminds you that growth often feels like standing at the edge of something you cannot fully explain yet. This is a wonder that many people forget as they step into adulthood. Not the shallow joy of everything going right, but the deeper joy of knowing you are fully engaged in your own life. Faith wakes you up to the fact that you are still becoming.

So I am asking myself this question again, and I am inviting you to sit with it too. When was your last leap of faith? Not the safe decision dressed up as bravery, but the genuine step into the unknown. The one that required prayer, courage, and a willingness to look foolish if it did not work out.

Perhaps the better question is this. What leap of faith are you currently avoiding because you want certainty first? Faith rarely waits for permission. It waits for movement.

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