You’re standing at the edge, waiting.
The sea in front of you is impossibly vast. Behind you, the pressure is closing in. You’ve done everything you can, and yet, the obstacle remains.
So you pray. You ask for the sea to vanish. For the problem to dissolve. For the tension to ease, the resistance to fade, the discomfort to disappear.
Because that would be easier.
No uncertainty, no risk, no fear.
But what if that’s not how this works?
What if the sea was never meant to be removed?
The Illusion of Avoidance
Most of us spend our lives waiting for the obstacle to go away.
- “I’ll take action when I feel more confident.”
- “I’ll start the business when the economy is better.”
- “I’ll step into my calling when I have more clarity.”
Translation: I’ll move forward once the sea disappears.
But the problem isn’t the sea. The problem is our expectation that the path should be easy. That risk should be minimal. That fear should be absent.
When did we start believing that progress means no obstacles?
The greatest breakthroughs don’t happen when the sea vanishes. They happen when we step into the unknown and find that, somehow, the way through is made.
The Sea Was Always Part of the Plan
The Red Sea didn’t disappear. It wasn’t replaced with a bridge or drained overnight.
It was still deep.
Still vast.
Still terrifying.
But a way through was made.
This is how it works.
God doesn’t remove every barrier. He makes a way through.
Not around. Not above. Not beneath. Through.
And that’s harder. It requires trust. It requires action before the solution is visible. It requires stepping into the uncertainty, knowing that the way won’t be revealed until you move.
The Truth About Fear
Here’s the part we don’t like to admit:
Walking through the Red Sea is still scary.
Even when the waters part. Even when you know you’re on the right path. Even when you see progress happening.
It still takes courage to walk between walls of water, not knowing when or how you’ll make it out.
That’s why most people stay stuck at the edge.
Not because there’s no way forward.
But because it doesn’t look the way they expected.
You’re Not Stuck, You’re Standing Still
So many of us convince ourselves that we’re stuck.
We think we’re waiting on God. Waiting on the right timing. Waiting on the circumstances to shift.
But what if God is waiting on you?
What if the way forward isn’t something you see from the shore? What if you only recognize it once you start moving?
The obstacle in front of you isn’t the real problem.
The real problem is refusing to take a step because you expected the path to be easier.
Stop Waiting. Walk.
If you’re waiting for the sea to disappear, you’ll be waiting forever.
But if you’re willing to step in—before the ground is fully dry, before the fear is gone, before you feel ready—you might just find that the way was there all along.
It just needed you to move.
Stop waiting for the sea to go away. Walk through it.
That’s how you get to the other side.