The Path Doesn’t Get Easier (But Faith Does)

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Recently, I had one of those moments where everything felt like it was falling apart.

Not just a bad day or a little bump in the road, but one of those gut-wrenching, soul-shaking moments that make you question everything.

I had hit a wall in my path. A big one. And it wasn’t just a practical obstacle—it felt like a message from the universe saying, “You’ve failed. Everything you’ve been building is falling apart.”

That thought completely unraveled me.

Every fear I’d worked so hard to heal came surging back to the surface. Suddenly I was questioning myself, my path, my worth, and whether I was capable of creating the life I knew in my heart I was meant for. I’ve done years of healing, but that didn’t stop the tidal wave of doubt.

Thoughts like:
“What if I was wrong about all of this?”
“What if this is my sign to walk away?”
“What if I’ve been delusional?”

And I stayed in that energy. For days.

I didn’t meditate. I didn’t affirm my way out of it. I didn’t try to shift it. I just sat in it. And to be honest, I think that’s what I needed—to fully feel the weight of my fear without rushing to fix it.

During that time, my husband was doing his best to support me. He kept trying to remind me that I’ve made it through worse. That this wasn’t the end of the world. But I couldn’t hear it. I was too deep in my own spiral to receive anything comforting or logical.

And yet, somewhere under all the noise, a quieter voice kept trying to speak.

It was soft and gentle, saying things like:
“You’ve been here before.”
“You always make it through.”
“You know how this works. Trust it.”

That voice felt like a lifeline I was afraid to grab onto. Because what if this time was different? What if this time, I really couldn’t get back up?

I was standing at a familiar fork in the road. And I knew it well.

One path was fear. The other was faith.

Fear felt easier. Fear said, “Just give up. Walk away. Protect yourself from further disappointment.”

But faith was asking something much harder of me.

Faith asked me to stay. To believe in the middle of uncertainty. To keep showing up, even when I felt like there was no evidence that it was working.

That’s the part no one talks about.

We talk about faith like it’s this sparkly, feel-good thing. But often, choosing faith feels like choosing the scarier option. Because it asks you to move without guarantees. To keep your heart open even when it’s been bruised.

But I chose it anyway.

I chose to believe that I was still on the right path and that the obstacle I was facing was not a sign to quit, but an invitation to go deeper. To trust harder. To shift something I hadn’t yet been willing to shift.

So I got still. I tuned in. I asked for guidance. And eventually, ideas started flowing.

Not all of them worked. But some of them did. And instead of attaching to what didn’t go perfectly, I kept showing up. I kept listening. I kept taking the next small step, even if I couldn’t see where it was all going.

One day and one breath at a time. Like walking through the dark with a tiny flashlight.

And sure enough, things started to shift.

What felt like a dead end opened into a new path I never would’ve seen if I had turned around. And that path led me somewhere even better than I imagined.

And the truth is, this wasn’t the first time I’ve had to walk through something like this. I’ve had countless moments where I questioned everything, didn’t think I had what it took, and let fear talk louder than my inner knowing.

But over time, I’ve learned that the path doesn’t necessarily get easier.

What gets easier is choosing faith.

Your nervous system might still freak out. Your mind might still spiral. But you build resilience. You build a track record with yourself. You learn that even when everything feels uncertain, you have the ability to stay. To breathe. To trust. To listen.

Faith, to me, isn’t about having no fear. It’s about moving anyway. It’s about knowing that just because fear is present doesn’t mean the dream isn’t meant for you. It means you’re growing into someone who can hold it.

So many people are waiting for a life that feels easier. A path that’s always clear. A moment where fear completely disappears.

But that moment never comes.

So instead of waiting for fear to leave, I’ve learned to walk with it. To feel it, honor it, and still choose to believe that I am guided. That I am supported. That the universe meets me when I meet myself with love and commitment.

That’s what this work is actually about.

It’s not about bypassing the hard parts. It’s about knowing that the hard parts are part of it. That obstacles aren’t punishments. They’re portals. They’re the points on your journey where you get to choose again.

Will I trust myself this time?
Will I respond with faith instead of fear?
Will I stay rooted in my worth, even when everything around me feels shaky?

If you’re facing something right now, I want you to know that you’re not alone in that. You’re not wrong for having doubts, and you’re not behind for feeling like it’s hard.

You are being invited to rise.

To show up anyway. To choose faith, even if your voice shakes. Even if your hands are trembling. Even if you have no idea what the next step looks like.

Choose it once. Then choose it again.

And you’ll discover something powerful: the path may not get easier, but you get stronger.

And that strength is what turns dreams into reality.

With love,

Gabrielle N.