Stop thinking your way through faith.
Faith is designed backwards. God commands us to move before He tells us why, because trust is built in motion.
The Morning Commute
The air was sharper this morning.
Weaving my bike through traffic, the air pressed against my gloves and my fingers went numb.
The city was half asleep but the morning commute filled the highway.
My hand slipped through the clutch and the bike laced between gears.
With a slight crack in the visor to stop the fog, I took a deep clean breath.
An honest breath.
I’d been sitting on a decision all week—overthinking it, weighing outcomes, waiting for certainty. But something about the cold air and the hum of the engine cut through the noise.
During the moment a thought came to my mind:
God tells us to move before He tells us why.
The Disconnect We’re All Taught
There is a disconnect between action and reason.
As a kid, I was taught to reason first, take action second.
There’s a part of me that wants to spend my whole life in contemplation—a cigar, a lawn chair, and endless questions about the meaning of life, mentally dissecting every possible outcome that could arise from each decision I have to make.
Which career path maximizes both meaning and income? Should I have that hard conversation now or wait until I have the perfect words?
But here’s what I’ve learned: That approach keeps you paralyzed.
I’ve reasoned myself out of more opportunities than I’ve failed at. The projects I never started. The conversations I rehearsed but never had. Contemplation feels safe, but it’s just fear dressed in wisdom’s clothing.
What Freedom Actually Feels Like
The light turned green and my engine hummed as I switched from first to second gear.
I flipped my visor down and increased the volume of my music.
In these moments I feel free.
Free to accelerate as I please.
Free to drive anywhere I’d like.
Free to worry about the consequences later.
In these moments I take action first and reason it later.
God calls us the same way.
Moses: The Blueprint for Moving Without Knowing
When He called Moses to lead his people out of Egypt—Moses denied the call.
Who was he to lead God’s people?
“I’m not eloquent,” Moses said. “I stutter. Send someone else.”
Yet God called him regardless: “I will be with your mouth. Now go.”
Here’s what strikes me: God didn’t give Moses a strategic plan. No timeline. No guarantee of success. Just a command to move and a promise of presence.
Moses raised his staff over the Red Sea before he knew it would part. He struck the rock before water gushed out. He climbed the mountain before receiving the commandments.
Every revelation came mid-step, not before it.
It’s a theme through time:
David picked up stones and walked toward Goliath without a battle plan.
Disciples stepped out of the boat onto water without certainty it would hold.
They all moved first. The understanding came during the journey.
Your Assignment This Week
This week when you want to hesitate:
Pause.
Take a deep breath—and hold.
Say a small prayer: “Lead me and I will follow.”
Then take the next step, even if you’re scared and even if you’re uncertain.
Pick ONE thing you’ve been overthinking—that business idea, that difficult conversation, that creative project gathering dust—and take the smallest physical action on it today. Not tomorrow. Today.
Send the email. Make the call. Write the first paragraph. Buy the domain.
Trust isn’t about knowing where you’re going. It’s about knowing who walks with you.
And He’s already moving. The question is: will you?