When God Calls You Out of the Boat: Stepping Into Faith When Comfort Isn’t Enough 🦋

There’s a moment in every woman’s life, every mother’s life when God asks you to take a step that doesn’t make sense on paper.

A step that feels scary.
A step that feels too big.
A step that feels like the water can’t possibly hold you.

And everything in you wants to cling to the boat and say,
“Lord, are You sure?”

But here’s the truth God keeps teaching me:

🔥 You’re better off out of the boat with Jesus
than in the boat without Him.

Because the boat isn’t the safety.
His presence is.

The boat represents what’s familiar, the routines, the roles, the illusion of control.
But Jesus doesn’t call us to COMFORT.
He calls us to COURAGE

And sometimes the water, the place He’s calling you, is exactly where your breakthrough is hiding.

🩷 A Moment From My Book: When I Had to Step Out Anyway

In Warrior Mom Rising, I wrote about a moment I’ll never forget, a moment that broke me wide open.

It was one of Chloe’s hardest seasons.
She was hurting emotionally, overwhelmed, and fighting battles I couldn’t take away.
I remember standing in the hallway outside her room, hands shaking, heart pounding, trying to hold myself together for her.

I felt like I was failing her.
Failing my family.
Failing myself.

And I prayed one of the rawest prayers of my life:
“Lord, I don’t know what to do anymore. I can’t carry this.”

In that moment, it felt like sinking.
Like stepping out into deep water with no guarantee I’d stay afloat.

But it was exactly there, right when the storm was loudest that Jesus met me.

Not with instant answers.
Not with a miracle fix.

But with a steady whisper:
“You don’t have to hold this. You just have to hold Me.”

That moment became a turning point, a Warrior Mom moment.
I realized I didn’t need to be the hero.
I needed to be the one who trusted the Hero.

Stepping out of the boat wasn’t about bravery.
It was about surrender.

And surrender became my strength.

⛵️When the Boat Feels Safer, But Really Isn’t

We cling to the boat because it’s comfortable.
Predictable.
Familiar.

But sometimes the boat, the place that feels safest is actually the place keeping us stuck.

Stuck in burnout.
Stuck in survival mode.
Stuck believing everything depends on us.

Jesus isn’t waiting for us inside the comfort zone.
He’s waiting in the place that requires faith.

When you finally take that step, shaky legs, trembling voice, imperfect faith, you discover what God knew all along:

You’re stronger than the storm.
You’re braver than the fear.
You’re held by a God who walks ON the waves you’re afraid of.

The moment I stepped out was the moment Warrior Mom was born in me.

And it can be the moment she’s born in you too.

🦋 Maybe God Is Calling YOU to Reset

If you feel Him nudging you…
If He’s asking you to let go…
If He’s calling you to rise…
If something in you is whispering, “I can’t keep doing life like this…”

Maybe He’s not calling you to push harder.

Maybe He’s calling you to RESET.

Your mind.
Your hormones.
Your nervous system.
Your energy.
Your identity.
Your FAITH.

Because you can’t fight battles God never designed you to carry alone!!

✨ If You’re Ready for a Reset, I Built Something for You

My own “step out of the boat” season is why I created:

✨ From Burnout to Battle-Ready: The Warrior Mom Reset ✨

It’s the roadmap I wish I had years ago, a step-by-step reset for moms who feel overwhelmed, exhausted, stretched thin, and spiritually depleted.

Inside the course, you’ll learn how to:

💛 Regulate your nervous system
💛 Rebalance hormones + energy
💛 Stop the burnout cycle
💛 Reset emotional overwhelm
💛 Rebuild clarity, identity, and peace
💛 Walk with God through your season, not against it

This is where transformation happens, NOT in the boat, BUT in the step.

🔥 Final Thoughts: He Meets You in the Waves

Whatever season you’re in,
Whatever storm you’re navigating,
Whatever step you’re afraid to take,

Jesus isn’t asking you to be fearless.
He’s asking you to trust Him enough to move.

You’re not stepping into uncertainty.
You’re stepping into His certainty.

And you’re better off out of the boat with Him
than safe in the boat without Him. 🩷

With grit, grace, and fire,
🩷 Jenn/Warrior Mom

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🦋 The Warrior Mom Reset: From Burnout to Battle Ready Course Your next step toward strength, clarity, and peace.

If this blog is hitting you right in the soul, the exhaustion, the overwhelm, the hormone chaos, the pressure to hold everyone together then sis, it might be time for a reset.

That’s exactly why I created The Warrior Mom Reset: From Burnout to Battle Ready.

This 6-module program is the roadmap I wish I had when I was fighting for Chloe, losing myself, and trying to navigate motherhood, hormones, and faith all at once.

Inside the course, you’ll learn how to:

✨ Reclaim your identity when life has stretched you thin
✨ Reset your nervous system so your body feels safe again
✨ Calm cortisol and step out of survival mode
✨ Understand your hormones and advocate for your healthcare
✨ Build strength in mind, body, and spirit — not just one
✨ Create a rhythm of rest, boundaries, and soul-care
✨ Walk with God through the fire instead of trying to do it alone

This isn’t another fluffy “self-care” checklist.
This is transformation backed by faith, science, and lived experience.

If you're tired of running on empty…
If you're ready to rise instead of just cope…
If you’re craving clarity, peace, and purpose again…

🌿 The Warrior Mom Reset is your next step.
Because burnout doesn’t get the final say breakthrough does.

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👉 If this resonates with you, I share more of our story in my book, Warrior Mom Rising, a battle plan of faith, grit, and advocacy for moms walking through hard seasons.

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