BECOMING THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF
WHEN INSTINCT REPLACES FAITH
When pressure hits, what is your first instinct?
Is it to pause and pray or to fix, control, and figure things out on your own?
For many people, faith doesn’t disappear in hard moments, it simply gets delayed. Instead of turning to God first, you turn to logic, people, money, or distraction. You check your bank account before you check your spirit. You start making calls before you start praying. You move into problem-solving mode while faith quietly waits in the background.
You tell yourself you’re being responsible. You convince yourself this is just how life works. And on the surface, nothing feels wrong enough to stop you.
But something has shifted.
Your peace now depends on outcomes instead of obedience. Your confidence rises and falls with circumstances. You still believe in God but He’s no longer the first place you run when pressure shows up.
Nothing dramatic happened. You didn’t walk away from God. You didn’t stop believing. You just slowly stopped trusting Him first.
This is how faith weakens. Not through rebellion, but through competition.
“Anything you place before God becomes an idol, even if it once came from God.” — Anonymous
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