Faith is not ‘realistic.’
Faith Is Not Realistic, And This Is Why….
Faith is not realistic.
Not because it is weak.
Not because it is foolish.
However, because "realistic" is a term rooted in the natural world, and faith does not operate within it.
To be realistic means:
having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected.
That definition alone disqualifies faith.
Faith is not sensible to the natural mind.
Faith is not practical to the physical senses.
Faith does not submit to what can be calculated, predicted, or logically explained.
Realism Belongs to the Natural Realm
Realism is built on what you can see, measure, and verify.
It asks questions like:
Do you have the money?
Do you have the qualifications?
Do you have the evidence?
Do you have the guarantee?
From a realistic standpoint, these questions make sense.
But faith does not answer to sight.
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)
The moment faith becomes “realistic,” it ceases to be faith.
Faith Violates Natural Logic
Here is where the tension appears.
People say:
“Be realistic. You can’t pay rent if you don’t have the money by the end of the month.”
That is a true statement in the natural realm.
But faith responds with something entirely different:
“I will pay my rent, even though I do not see yet where the money is coming from.”
To the natural mind, that sounds irresponsible.
To faith, it is alignment with God’s provision.
Faith does not deny the absence of money.
Faith denies that lack has the final authority.
Faith Does Not Ask “How” First
Realism asks how before it moves.
Faith obeys before how is revealed.
This is why faith feels uncomfortable.
Noah did not know how rain would come.
Abraham did not know how a nation would come from his ‘dead’ body.
The widow did not know how oil would keep flowing.
The disciples did not know how five loaves would feed thousands.
If they waited for practicality (reality), nothing would have happened.
Faith moves on promise, not proof.
Why Faith Feels Reckless to the Natural Mind
The natural mind is trained to preserve safety, certainty, and control.
Faith disrupts all three.
“The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him.” (1 Corinthians 2:14)
Faith looks reckless only because it refuses to be governed by what is visible.
But what is visible is not always what is true.
Faith Is Not Practical; It Is Spiritual
Practicality belongs to systems built by humans.
Faith belongs to a Kingdom built by God.
That does not mean faith is careless or lazy.
It means faith is responsive to divine instruction, not human logic.
Faith says:
God is my source, not my paycheck.
God is my provider, not my circumstances.
God’s word outweighs what I see.
That is not realism.
That is faith.
The Danger of Forcing Faith to Be “Realistic”
When we demand faith to make sense first, we quietly strip it of its power. It no longer becomes faith.
We reduce faith to:
Backup plans
Partial trust
Conditional obedience
But biblical faith is not a safety net.
It is a surrender.
And surrender is never realistic.
Conclusion
Faith is not realistic.
It was never meant to be.
It operates in a realm where:
God supplies before you understand
Provision precedes explanation
Obedience comes before clarity
Realism asks, “What can I achieve?”
Faith asks, “What has God said?”
And when God speaks, reality becomes irrelevant.
