Is It Reverence—or Reluctance? Why Christian Women Are Done Waiting for Permission to Move

Welcome to Elevé, where we decode the holy difference between reverence and reluctance—the posture, the positioning, and the sacred approach that makes Kingdom daughters impossible to dismiss.

Today, we're pulling back the curtain on a truth the church world doesn't like to admit: the breakthrough isn't in the waiting—it's in the moving. And how trusting God's original instruction can transform your faith-based life from holy hesitation to embodied obedience.

Let's see if you're building from reverence... or reluctance.

Ebony Lynette

Steward of Elevation House

Soft Success guide, kingdom strategist, and a firm believer that authority isn't earned through hustle—it's unveiled through identity, Ebony Lyn. works with visionary women and faith-led entrepreneurs to ensure their brands are not just noticed but sought-after..

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"I'm just waiting on God." "I'm being still and trusting His timing." "Maybe I should just be content where I am."

These phrases sound holy. They feel safe. But here's what no one wants to admit: Sometimes that contentment isn't coming from trust—it's coming from fear. Fear of making the wrong move. Fear of outgrowing the season we prayed for. Fear of looking too ambitious.

The enemy gets sneaky here. He whispers things like "You're falling off" or "You need to try harder" when old rhythms stop working. But that's shame, not strategy. That's guilt, not God.

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In a culture that celebrates the hustle, faith-driven women often swing to the opposite extreme—calling hesitation "humility" and delay "discernment." But what happens when waiting becomes a way of hiding? When does reverence transform into reluctance?

Issue 002 of Elevé tackles the uncomfortable truth many Christian women face: Sometimes we're not being reverent. We're just afraid to move.

When Familiar Growth Becomes a Trap

There's a dangerous place many faith-driven women find themselves: safe progress that's actually disobedience. You're building, planning, growing—doing what worked before, only better. Everyone's clapping because from the outside, it looks like momentum.

But inside? You know the truth. You've outgrown this pace, this path, this process. And no matter how much fruit it produces, something in your spirit knows: obedience would require something different.

Galatians 5:7 captures this perfectly: "You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?" Sometimes familiar growth becomes a trap when it delays the next level of obedience.

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At one point, your morning routine fit perfectly. The habits, the structure, even the silence—it all helped you feel grounded. But now? It feels tight, predictable, frustratingly insufficient.

Jesus said it clearly: "No one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure" (Matthew 9:17). The rhythm that helped you heal may not be the one that helps you build. The systems that sustained your survival may not support your assignment.

This is where many women get stuck. They think struggling with old disciplines means they're backsliding. But what if you're not falling off—you're just evolving? What if your habits need to grow with you?

Living in the Wineskin That Fits

Multiplication Requires Motion: The Parable of the Talents Revisited

In Matthew 25, the servant who buried his talent wasn't called lazy—he was called unfaithful. Why? Because in the Kingdom, faithfulness looks like movement. You don't get rewarded for holding on; you get rewarded for multiplying.

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things'" (Matthew 25:21).

Sometimes we're praying for God to multiply what we haven't even moved on. We say "God, bless this!" but we haven't planted it, invested it, or risked it. Kingdom stewardship isn't about preservation—it's about progression.

The Holy Audacity of Embodied Obedience

This is what the magazine calls "embodied obedience"—creating habits not to become someone, but because you already are someone. You pray not to prove faithfulness, but to commune as a friend of God. You steward your body not out of shame, but because your presence is a platform.

True discipline isn't about sticking to a routine—it's about responding to the season you're in. It's the holy audacity to say: "I might not have all the answers, but I do have a responsibility to act."

Practical Steps to Break Free from Holy Hesitation

1. Audit your "waiting" - Ask yourself: Am I waiting on God to change my season, or waiting for Him to make obedience feel easier?

2. Recalibrate without guilt - Create rhythms that reflect who you're becoming, not just who you've been

3. Practice embodied movement - Take daily "obedience walks" where you listen for what action God is inviting you toward

4. Release the old wineskin - Let go of spiritual disciplines that no longer fit without shame or self-condemnation

Your Invitation to Move

Real biblical contentment isn't complacency; it's trust with motion. It's the quiet confidence that says, "I don't have to strive, but I do have to stretch." You're not reinventing yourself. You're realigning with the woman God already showed you. And that woman? She doesn't need permission to move. She needs the courage to trust what's already been confirmed.

The question isn't whether you're ready. The question is: Will you stop calling reluctance reverence and start walking in the authority you've already been given?