In modern conversation, 'taking a leap of faith' has become synonymous with closing your eyes and hoping for the best. It's treated as the opposite of reason—a crutch for the intellect. But biblical faith could not be further from this definition.
We operate in faith daily. You sit in a chair having faith it will support you. You don't know with absolute mathematical certainty that the wood won't fracture, but you trust it based on the evidence of past chairs and structural design. Faith is trust rooted in reliable evidence.
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
Biblical faith is trusting the character of God based on the historical evidence of what He has already done. It is not leaping into the dark; it is stepping into the light. When the Israelites stepped into the parted Red Sea, they weren't engaging in wishful thinking—they were acting on the direct command of a God who had just miraculously delivered them from Egypt.
If your faith is struggling today, the answer is not to try and conjure up more 'belief points.' Faith does not grow by staring in the mirror and grunting out positive affirmations. Faith grows by looking at the object of the faith: Jesus Christ. When you study His life, His consistency, His resurrection, and His unyielding love, your trust naturally deepens.
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; unbelief is. Doubt is often faith asking questions in order to grow stronger. He is not threatened by your uncertainty. Bring your questions to Him, look at the evidence of the empty tomb, and step forward.