A Personal Testimony: When Faith Became Action

The Lord Asked Me to Leave My Job

The Lord spoke to me and told me to leave my job.

When I informed my boss of my decision, she looked at me and asked,

"Terrance, are you sure?"

I answered confidently,

"The Lord told me to leave."

She looked at me again and said,

"All right then."

And I left my job in obedience to what I believed God had spoken.

That decision became the beginning of an incredible journey of faith. What looked risky from a natural perspective became an opportunity for God to prove His faithfulness. Sometimes the greatest miracles begin with a simple act of obedience. Faith is not merely believing that God has spoken—it is acting as though His Word is true, even before you can see how everything will work out.

We left for Indiana, and for about a month I spent time seeking God through prayer and periods of fasting. During that season, I realized I had not been as close to God as I once had been. I had drifted spiritually for several months, but as I sought Him, I experienced a fresh breakthrough.

God's presence became real to me again.

The fellowship that had been interrupted was restored.

I remember running outside into the middle of the street at night, praising God with all my heart. When I finished worshiping, the Word of the Lord came to me clearly:

"Now go back and tell them in Michigan what the Lord has done for you."

I asked,

"Lord, when?"

His answer was immediate:

"Now."

This is where faith demanded corresponding action.

Faith Acts Before It Sees

I had no car.

No money.

No practical way to obey.

I went to my mother and said,

"The Lord told me to go back tonight."

She answered honestly that she had enough gasoline to drive me there, but not enough money to return home afterward.

Naturally, the trip seemed impossible.

So I went back before God and prayed:

"Lord, I know You spoke to me. What do I do that proves I believe You?"

His answer was simple.

"Go pack."

That instruction changed everything.

Packing my belongings did not create the miracle.

Packing demonstrated that I expected God to do what He had promised.

While gathering our clothes, we discovered something we had completely forgotten—an IRS refund check that had been tucked away months earlier.

Suddenly the provision was already there.

God had prepared the answer before we even knew we needed it.

We cashed the check, my mother drove me back to Michigan, and I began sharing what God had done in my life with family members and friends.

But God was not finished.

When Opportunity Comes Knocking

While staying with my sister-in-law, there was a knock at the door.

It was one of my former coworkers.

He told me our previous supervisor had heard I was back in town and wanted to know if I would return to work.

Not only was the job available, but it was the same position with the same pay.

He asked,

"Can you come now?"

Within hours of obeying God, provision had arrived.

The job literally came looking for me.

Many people say opportunities never come knocking.

But when God orders your steps, He is fully capable of bringing provision directly to your door.

Corresponding action positioned me to receive what God had already prepared.

Faith Is Visible

James tells us that faith without works is dead.

Paul says,

"We having the same spirit of faith... we believe, and therefore speak." (2 Corinthians 4:13)

Faith possesses a spirit.

Faith has movement.

Faith has expression.

Faith can be seen.

If no one can observe any evidence that you believe God, you should ask yourself whether your faith is truly active.

Real faith always produces corresponding action.

Joy Is Also an Act of Faith

One of the greatest acts of faith is joy.

Many people believe joy comes after circumstances improve.

Scripture teaches the opposite.

Peter writes:

"Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory." (1 Peter 1:8)

Notice the order.

You believe.

Then you rejoice.

The rejoicing comes before the visible manifestation.

Joy is faith expressed through your emotions.

It is your body agreeing with what God's Word declares before your circumstances change.

Why Does God Laugh?

Psalm 2 describes the nations raging against the Lord and His Anointed.

Yet Scripture declares:

"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh." (Psalm 2:4)

Why does God laugh?

Psalm 37 provides the answer.

The Lord laughs because He already sees the end of the matter.

He sees the day of the wicked coming.

God is never surprised because He sees the outcome before the battle even begins.

As believers, Scripture says we are seated together with Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6).

Our spirits have been joined with Christ.

From that heavenly position, our recreated spirit begins to perceive God's perspective.

While our minds may still wrestle with present circumstances, our spirit already senses God's victory.

That is why, sometimes, joy rises inside of us before anything changes externally.

Our spirit is responding to heaven's reality.

When we yield to that joy, we are allowing God's perspective to influence our earthly experience.

Laughter Can Be an Act of Faith

Spirit-led laughter is more than emotion.

It can be an expression of faith.

When God has spoken, and you know His promise is true, yielding to the joy of the Lord is your body agreeing with heaven.

Instead of allowing fear to dictate your response, you choose to rejoice because God's outcome is already settled.

There have been seasons in our own lives when everything around us suggested we should be afraid.

Instead, the Holy Spirit filled us with laughter.

Not forced laughter.

Not emotional denial.

Holy Spirit-inspired joy.

Sometimes we would begin praying.

Sometimes we would dance before the Lord.

The circumstances had not yet changed.

But we had received God's Word.

That Word introduced an alternate reality—the reality of heaven—and we chose to act as though God's promise was true.

Because it was.

Living by Faith Every Day

The Bible declares,

"The just shall live by faith."

Faith is not a one-time decision.

It is a lifestyle.

It affects how we speak.

How we move.

How we obey.

How we rejoice.

How we worship.

How we respond while we are still waiting.

The believer lives from God's promise rather than from present circumstances.

That is the essence of corresponding action.

Final Encouragement

Every promise of God invites a response.

The question is never simply:

"Do you believe?"

The greater question is:

"What are you doing that proves you believe?"

If God has spoken, obey Him.

If He has promised, prepare for it.

If He has declared victory, rejoice before you see it.

If He has given direction, take the next step.

Faith without corresponding action remains incomplete.

But when faith is expressed through obedience, joyful expectation, and confident action, it becomes the kind of faith that changes reality because it agrees with the Word of God.

May we all become believers whose lives visibly demonstrate that we trust the promises of our faithful God.