When Dreams Feel Too Big

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Mark 9:23 — “What do you mean, If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

So I’m sitting with a notebook open—blank pages staring back—trying to make sense of a future that suddenly feels unknown.

I know change is coming. I can feel it in my bones. But if you ask me what the next step is, I’ll probably just shrug and take another sip of coffee. Though I’m not leaving radio or TV, God has been nudging me toward something new.

Something that smells like butter and sugar and feels like home.

A bakery. Cookie decorating. Teaching classes. All things food.

Which makes sense if you know me. Around here in Louisiana, food isn’t just fuel—it’s family. It’s how we celebrate, how we grieve, how we show love without having to get all emotional about it. Feeding people is stitched into our DNA, and somewhere along the way, God stitched it into mine too.

The trouble is, once I say the dream out loud, reality sets in.

I don’t have the money yet or the place. I don’t even have a business plan written in this notebook yet. And fear is really quick to point that out. Fear wants receipts. It wants proof. It wants a color-coded plan and a safety net underneath.

But then there’s this verse that won’t leave me alone. Mark 9:23: “Everything is possible for one who believes.” Now, it doesn’t say everything is easy. Not everything is instant. But it is possible.

That word settles something in me.

Faith, I’m learning, doesn’t wait until the whole map is laid out on the table. Faith takes the next step with what it’s got and trusts God with what it doesn’t. If He’s the One who planted this dream, then He’s not confused about the details. He is already working in places I can’t see yet.

So, I start small.

I pray. I scribble ideas in the margins. I jot down class names and cookie designs and half-baked thoughts that might turn into something later.

And wouldn’t you know it—my confidence starts to grow. It grows because I’m choosing to believe that the same God who gave the dream is willing to walk me through the process. One step. One yes. One open notebook at a time.

Maybe you’ve got a page like this too. A dream that feels unfinished. Too big. Too unclear.

If so, maybe today isn’t about having all the answers. Maybe it’s just about taking the next small step and trusting that everything is possible when God is the One doing the nudging.

You don’t need the whole plan. You just need to believe enough to move.

 

A MOMENT TO REFLECT

  • Is there a dream or idea God has been nudging you toward that you’ve been afraid to name out loud?
  • What fears show up when you think about taking the next step?
  • What does “starting small” look like for you right now?
  • How might belief grow if you took action before having all the answers?
  • What would it look like to trust that God is already working in places you can’t see yet?
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