Faith to Get You Through 🌟
Life can feel heavy. We all face seasons where we’re weighed down by uncertainty, waiting, or sacrifice. But faith is the anchor that lifts us up and carries us forward. The Bible shows us Abraham as a powerful example of living by faith through every stage. Let’s explore four key ways faith helps us navigate life’s challenges—practical steps we can apply today.
1. By Faith, You Step Out 🚶♂️
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8 (ESV)
Abraham didn’t have a full map or clear destination—he simply heard God’s call and took the first step. That’s often how faith works: God asks us to move before everything makes sense.
Practical takeaway:
- Focus on the first step, not the entire journey ahead.
- Look at God, not your own limitations or fears.
Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith… Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV)
When you’re stuck, ask: What’s the next small act of obedience? Trust God with the rest. Stepping out builds momentum and confidence in His leading.
2. By Faith, You Stay 🏕️
By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. Hebrews 11:9-10 (ESV)
Abraham lived as a nomad in the promised land, never fully settling because he trusted in something greater—an eternal home built by God.
Practical takeaway:
Build your present on the foundations of the future.
When life feels temporary or uncomfortable, remember this world isn’t your final home. Stay faithful in the “tents” of today—your job, relationships, or season—because you’re headed toward something permanent and perfect. Anchor your daily life in eternity.
3. By Faith, You Succeed (Even in the Waiting) ⏳
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. Hebrews 11:11-12 (ESV)
Abraham waited decades for God’s promise of a son. Three figures highlight our common reactions to delay:
- Eliezer (Genesis 15): Settling for less.
- Ishmael (Genesis 16): Trying to make it happen ourselves.
- Isaac (Genesis 21): Choosing to trust God fully.
Abraham’s faith shone when he believed God’s word despite impossibility. And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Genesis 15:5 (ESV)
Practical takeaway:
When waiting hurts, choose trust over control. God is faithful—His timing is perfect, and your obedience in the wait leads to breakthrough.
4. By Faith, You Sacrifice 🙏
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. Hebrews 11:17-19 (ESV)
The ultimate test: surrendering the most precious thing. Abraham trusted God could resurrect if needed.
This points us to the greatest sacrifice: whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. Romans 3:25 (ESV)
Jesus gave Himself fully. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 (ESV)
Practical takeaway:
Faith calls us to release what we hold tightest—dreams, plans, even people—trusting God’s greater purpose. Sacrifice isn’t loss when it’s offered to Him.
Faith isn’t passive—it’s active trust that moves, endures, waits, and surrenders. Abraham’s story reminds us: God is faithful, and He lifts the bowed down.