What Did Now Ever Do to You?
Simply Faith Friday
Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
What Did Now Ever Do to You?
Let's talk about now.
Not the future.
Not the five-year plan.
Not the moment where everything finally makes sense.
Let's talk about now—and why we keep resisting moving now.
I was sitting on my couch the other day, and this thought hit me:
Perhaps the battle with resistance is God's way of using this time to cultivate me, as it's surely drawing me closer to Him with every step.
God is using my now to rework how I see progress, how I define purpose, and how I move in obedience.
I've always had a plan and always needed to know what's next.
But now?
I'm standing in this uncomfortable place, asking, What do I do now?
I've heard the phrase in the past, "delayed doesn't mean denied," and I believe that.
But God showed me something:
When we delay our obedience or move now, we risk denying God the opportunity to shape us in the season He designed explicitly for our development.
Some of us are praying for purpose, but resisting the process.
God isn't just trying to give us answers; He's trying to build our capacity to trust Him.
And capacity isn't built in the next season.
It's built into the now.
I began reflecting on recurring thoughts that had caused me to resist moving in the past, ultimately holding me back.
Why I'll say I trust God, but still hesitate.
And here are the thoughts I uncovered:
"I'm not ready."
"I don't have all the details."
"This might not work."
"The ideas might be God's suggestion and not His plan."
And that thinking?
It's subtle. But it's dangerous.
It's more appealing to trust God with the big stuff—miracles, open doors, provision.
But trusting Him with the small steps? That's where many of us stall.
And then God asked me:
"What did now ever do to you?"
Why am I treating now like the problem?
Hebrews 11 doesn't say future faith.
It says now faith.
Now faith is not about waiting for the perfect conditions or having all the answers.
It's about taking a step in faith, trusting that God knows what's next even when you don't.
Faith doesn't wait for everything to fall into place.
Faith is the green light.
So if I'm waiting until I'm "ready," let me tell myself the truth:
Ready doesn't show up later.
Ready is something I step into, by faith, right now.
Let me be honest with you:
I turned 33… and didn't feel ready.
I finished my PhD… and didn't feel ready.
I've stepped into rooms, launched ideas, answered calls—and never once felt fully prepared.
And yet… God moved anyway.
He never required my perfection.
He never waited on my readiness.
He just wanted me to trust Him now.
I don't need more motivation.
I need momentum.
Motivation is a feeling that comes and goes.
Faith is not a passive waiting game, it's a decision you make every day.
And momentum decreases the weight of the starting point.
Momentum is your secret weapon—it builds confidence as you move forward.
It opens clarity that wasn't available before you took the step.
So maybe it's not about knowing what to do.
Maybe it's about doing what you can, right now:
Send the email.
Ask the question.
Schedule the meeting.
Start the outline.
Follow through.
Whatever your now is—move in it.
Because this is how you strategically leverage your faith.
You take a step—not with all the answers, but with the faith that God knows what's next even when you don't.
Let me ask you plainly:
What are you waiting on?
What lie have you believed about readiness?
What excuse have you spiritualized and called "wisdom"?
Because for me, it was perfectionism.
It was fear disguised as perfect planning.
It was a full calendar acting like clarity.
But deep down, it was delayed.
And delay costs too much.
It costs the lesson.
It costs the growth.
It costs the preparation I can't afford to miss.
Now is not your enemy.
It's your invitation to trust God with everything you have in you—even if it's only a mustard seed.
Reflection Questions:
What thought has been keeping you from starting?
What have you been calling "preparation" that's really just fear?
What is one move you can make today that activates your now?
Can we pray?
God, I don't want to delay what You're trying to do in this season.
Help me stop running from my now.
Help me trust You even when I don't feel ready.
Give me the courage to move in faith, to embrace momentum, and to step into purpose—one obedient move at a time.
Amen.
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Warmly,
Dr. Samantha Faith
Simply Faith