What does the Bible say about stepping out in faith?
Stepping out in faith doesn’t mean making reckless decisions or chasing your own ideas, hoping God will bless them. Too often, people get excited, convince themselves it’s God’s will, and make poor choices or end up where God never intended. This isn’t wisdom or trust in the Lord. Faith involves prayerfully discerning God’s calling through His Word and believing He will make a way, even when the path is unclear. God always provides for His people. Sometimes, answering His call requires stepping out in trust, relying on Him to supply what’s needed. When you do, God is glorified, and your relationship with Him deepens. These verses show the courage and trust needed to step out in faith, highlighting God’s faithfulness. Let’s explore them.
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) – “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
James 2:17 (ESV) – “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
Matthew 17:20 (NKJV) – “So Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.'”
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NASB) – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) – “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”
Isaiah 41:10 (Holman) – “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.”
John 16:33 (NIV) – “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Psalm 23:4 (ESV) – “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Romans 15:13 (NKJV) – “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Joshua 1:9 (NASB) – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Mark 11:22 (KJV) – “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.”
Psalm 37:5 (NLT) – “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.”
Ephesians 3:20 (Holman) – “Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us.”
Matthew 14:29 (NIV) – “‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.”
Hebrews 11:8 (ESV) – “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.”
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) – “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Philippians 4:13 (NASB) – “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
Psalm 56:3 (KJV) – “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT) – “So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Romans 10:17 (Holman) – “So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.”
John 14:12 (NIV) – “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”
Psalm 31:24 (ESV) – “Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!”
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV) – “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
Genesis 12:1 (NASB) – “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.'”
Luke 17:6 (KJV) – “And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.”
Psalm 138:3 (NLT) – “As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength.”
1 Corinthians 16:13 (Holman) – “Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.”
Matthew 21:21 (NIV) – “Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and it will be done.’”
Hebrews 11:17 (ESV) – “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son.”
Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) – “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Philippians 1:6 (NASB) – “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 27:14 (KJV) – “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT) – “‘My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’”
2 Timothy 1:7 (Holman) – “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.”
John 7:38 (NIV) – “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Psalm 112:7 (ESV) – “He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.”
Romans 4:20-21 (NKJV) – “He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.”
Numbers 13:30 (NASB) – “Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, ‘We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it.'”
Mark 5:36 (KJV) – “As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.”
Psalm 40:1-2 (NLT) – “I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.”
1 Peter 5:7 (Holman) – “Casting all your care on him, because he cares about you.”
Matthew 9:29 (NIV) – “Then he touched their eyes and said, ‘According to your faith let it be done to you.’”
Hebrews 11:30 (ESV) – “By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.”
Deuteronomy 1:21 (NKJV) – “Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged.”
Ephesians 6:16 (NASB) – “In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”
Psalm 55:22 (KJV) – “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) – “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Luke 1:37 (Holman) – “For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Habakkuk 2:4 (NIV) – “See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright—but the righteous person will live by his faith.”
