Ryan Daffron

“And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” — Genesis 15:6

SOUNDING

God has just made a promise that stretches Abram beyond anything reasonable. Descendants as numerous as the stars, even though Abram has no child and no biological reason to expect one. Abram voices his concern honestly. He names the gap between promise and reality. God does not rebuke him for questioning. Instead, He reaffirms the promise and invites Abram to look up. The context matters. This moment comes after fear, doubt, and uncertainty have already surfaced.

Abram does not resolve the tension. He does not receive evidence. Nothing changes in his circumstances. What changes is his posture. He believes the LORD. Not abstract belief. Not vague optimism. He places his trust in the God who spoke, even as the future remains unresolved. Faith here is not ignoring reality; it is choosing which reality carries more weight.

God responds by counting Abram’s trust as righteousness. Not because Abram performed well, but because his trust was rightly placed. Righteousness is not moral achievement in this moment. It is relational alignment. Abram leans the full weight of his life onto God instead of outcomes, timelines, or explanations. And God names that posture right.

BEARING

Faith is placing the full weight of your life on God when nothing has changed yet.

PRAYER

Lord, help me trust what You have spoken more than what I can measure.

DROP IN

Finish this sentence honestly and write it down: “God, I trust You with ______.”