say it out loud.

What are you believing God for? Or, what do you believe God can do, even if you’re not sure He will do it?

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how God gave me a free car. And it wasn’t just that He did that for me, but how I believed He could even if I wasn’t totally sure that He would.

The thing I remember most about waiting to see if it would happen is how I would reference my new car with no car payment – calling out the miracle – every time I talked about it in casual conversation.

It kind of felt ridiculous, and even I couldn’t tell how serious I was. But I said it anyway. Not because I was trying to manifest it with my words, but because I was trying to agree with God, with who He says He is – the God of the impossible. I was trying to believe it.

But what if He doesn’t though?

That’s always the question, isn’t it? The fear that holds us back from saying it out loud.

For that, I always come back to Daniel 3. King Nebuchadnezzar was about to throw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fiery furnace because they wouldn’t worship the golden statue he had set up. That’s when they boldly declared who God is and what they believed, not just what He could do, but what He would do.

“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up” (vv. 17–18, emphasis mine).

In the end, it was important and worth it for them to say what they believed about God, even if He didn’t do it. How crazy must that have sounded??

Spoiler alert: God did save them. And when He did, no one was confused about what had just happened because they had just heard it. They all knew who God was, what He is capable of, and He got all the glory.

It makes me think about how often I declare who God is in the moments when saying it feels crazy or bold or even pointless. If I just keep it to myself, when God does move, will I know it’s Him? Will the people around me know it? Or will it seem like coincidence, or a happy accident?

What we say and how we talk about our situation in a way that points to who God is matters. When I got a free car, I knew it was God. And everyone who heard me reference my “new car with no car payment” knew it too. They knew what I was believing God for because I said it, and now we all know He is the God of the impossible.

I think saying what you’re believing for to other people is a way of saying to God, “I believe You.” And even more, “I believe You have this (You have me), even if I am actually talking crazy.”

We’re quick to speak our doubts and fears and worries but slower to declare what’s possible. So, what’s possible? What are you believing God for? What do you believe He can do, even if you’re not sure He will do it?

I think you should tell someone about it today. You don’t have to tell everyone, but I think you should say it out loud.

The power of God is in you, even on a Thursday.