Faith in the Unknown: Walking When the Whispers Tell You to Sit Down

There’s a part of this journey nobody warns you about.

Not the late nights.
Not the spiritual warfare.
Not the weight of the assignment.

It’s the whispers.

The quiet voice in your mind saying:

“You’re not fit for this.”
“Who do you think you are?”
“They don’t take you seriously.”
“You’re doing too much.”

And sometimes… it’s not even your voice.
It’s the echo of people who said they were “with you” until your growth dented their ego.

Funny how some folks shout “I’m here for you!”
But the moment you step into a level they didn’t expect…
the moment your obedience threatens their comfort…
they disappear.

No explanation. No conversation. Just gone.

You sit there asking yourself:

“Why would they do that?”
“What did I do wrong?”
“Why does elevation feel so lonely?”

But then God steps in with the truth:

You didn’t lose anything—
I removed what couldn’t go with you.

Because the truth is:

🌿 Some people loved you as long as you stayed small.
🌿 Some people supported you as long as you didn’t outgrow them.
🌿 Some people stood by you as long as you didn’t expose their lack of obedience with your own.

But when God calls you higher?
Their comfort becomes conviction.
Your obedience becomes intimidation.
Your purpose becomes a mirror they’re not ready to look into.

And instead of facing themselves,
they blame you.

But here’s the part that brings peace:
You didn’t need them. Not for this assignment. Not for this level.

When you step into the unknown,
when you obey even while you’re scared,
when you walk into territory your family has never walked in before,
when you choose purpose over approval—
you learn something powerful:

Obedience is louder than insecurity.
Purpose is stronger than ego.
And God is enough.

The truth?
I don’t need everyone to understand me.
I don’t need applause.
I don’t need validation.
I don’t need a crowd.

I need God.
And every single day, He proves He’s all I need.

My faith is not in the things I can see.
My faith is in the unknown, the uncomfortable, the unfamiliar,
because that’s exactly where God does His best work.

So I walk.
Even when it’s quiet.
Even when it’s lonely.
Even when the whispers get loud.
Even when people disappear.
Even when my own mind tells me I’m not enough.

Because God didn’t call me based on who I was.
He called me based on who I’m becoming.

And I refuse to shrink to make other people comfortable.

This journey is not about proving myself.
It’s about honoring God with my yes.
My shaky yes.
My tired yes.
My scared-but-still-moving yes.
My “God, I trust You even when I don’t understand” yes.

If you’re reading this and you’ve lost people on your climb—
breathe.
God is replacing people who used to tolerate you
with people who will celebrate you.

Just keep going.
Keep being obedient.
Keep choosing faith over fear.
Keep trusting God in the unknown.

Because the unknown isn’t empty—
it’s filled with God.
And that’s more than enough.