Faith Is Progressive: Lean Not on Your Understanding — God Is Able

Hello beloved,
This is Gabriella Osamor, a woman of faith, your host — and you’re listening to Let’s Talk God ’n’ Christ.

Today we are talking about something every believer must learn sooner or later:
Faith Is PROGRESSIVE, LEAN NOT ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING. 

Let’s talk to God.
Heavenly Father, we are here once again to learn more of You. Please grant us grace to fully trust You and Your love in Jesus name. 
Amen. 

Faith Does Not Arrive Fully Grown
Many people think faith is a switch.
You either have it — or you don’t.
But Scripture shows us something different.

Faith grows.
It matures.
It deepens through experience.
Even the disciples who walked with Jesus Christ doubted, and He said to them,
“O ye of little faith.”

That means faith has stages.
No faith
Little faith
Growing faith
Great faith
Unshakeable faith
Faith is progressive.

Why Must Faith Grow?
Because life will stretch you beyond what you understand.
And that brings us to our anchor Scripture:
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” — Book of Proverbs 3:5
That instruction is necessary because understanding has limits.
Your understanding is shaped by:
What you see
What you’ve experienced
What seems logical.

But God operates beyond logic.
If you lean on understanding, your faith will collapse when things don’t make sense.
But if you lean on God, your faith will grow when things don’t make sense.

The Early Stage of Faith
At the beginning, faith says:
“I believe God can.”
That is good.
But progressive faith moves from: “I believe God can…”
to
“I know God will…”
And then to
“Even if He doesn’t do it my way,
He is still God.”
That is mature faith.

There are seasons in life when you will not understand:
Why the prayer is delayed
Why the healing is slow
Why the door closed
Why the waiting is long
And that is the moment your faith must progress.

Because if you insist on understanding everything before you believe, you will stagnate.
Faith grows when you obey without full explanation.
Faith grows when you trust without full visibility.
Faith grows when you stand without full clarity.

God Is Able
Now let’s talk about the second anchor.
“God is able.”
The Apostle Paul declared in Epistle to the Ephesians 3:20 that God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.

Did you hear that?
Above what you think.
Which means: Your understanding is not the ceiling of God’s ability.
Your imagination is not the limit of His power.
Your reasoning cannot contain His capacity.

So why lean on something so small when you serve Someone so limitless?

Faith progresses like this:
Stage 1:
You panic first, then pray.
Stage 2:
You pray, but still worry.
Stage 3:
You pray and rest.
Stage 4:
You thank God before you see it.
Stage 5:
You trust Him even if it comes differently than expected.
That is progression.

Beloved, do not condemn yourself if your faith is not yet at stage five.
Growth takes time.
But stay growing.

There is Danger in Leaning on your Understanding.
Understanding wants evidence.
Faith requires trust.
Understanding wants explanation.
Faith requires surrender.
Understanding says: “This doesn’t make sense.”
Faith says: “God is able.”

And when you have walked with God long enough, you discover something:
Many of the things that strengthened you the most made the least sense at the time.

There are seasons when you cannot explain how you survived.
You cannot explain how strength came.
You cannot explain how provision showed up.
It did not come from understanding.
It came from leaning on God.

And when you look back, you realize: Your faith is not what it used to be.
It has progressed.

It is steadier.
Less dramatic. More anchored.
Less emotional. More assured.
That is growth.

This is what Progressive Faith Looks Like:
Progressive faith is:
Quieter
Deeper
Less reactive
More stable
It does not shout as much. It stands more.
It does not demand signs. It rests in character.
It knows this one thing: God is able.
Not I am able. Not people are able. Not systems are able.
God is able.

If today you are in a place where nothing makes sense, hear this:
Do not lean on your understanding.
Lean on His ability.

Your understanding will change. Your emotions will fluctuate. Your circumstances will shift.
But God’s ability does not progress — it is already complete.
Your faith progresses as you learn to trust that ability.

This has been Let’s Talk God ’n’ Christ.
I am Gabriella Osamor, a woman of faith — reminding you:
Faith grows.
Understanding fades.
But God is able.
Keep leaning in the right direction.
Until next time…
Stay anchored. Stay trusting. Stay growing.

Let's pray. Thank You dear Father for every listener. Please open our hearts of understanding that we may accept Your ways. Thank You because You love us. 
In Jesus name. 
Amen. 

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