During a conversation with my sister today, we were discussing a passage of scripture from the Book of Numbers that hits different when you really sit with it. In this particular passage, Moses sends twelve men to scout the land of Canaan, the very land they had been promised. Among them were Joshua and Caleb. They all walked into the same place, saw the same things, and came back with the same facts: the land was rich, full of promise, exactly what they had been told it would be, but it was also inhabited by giants. Plainly stated, “giants” represent real opposition, real obstacles, and real reasons to hesitate.

What happened next is where the lesson lives. Ten of the men focused on the giants. They talked about how big and strong they were. They were also consumed with how impossible it would be to overcome them. In fact, they did not just describe the situation, but they let it define the outcome before they even tried.

Joshua and Caleb saw the same giants, but they did not come back with fear. They came back with resolve. Their response was simple, bold, and almost disruptive in its clarity: let’s go. Yes, the situation was intimidating, but they refused to let intimidation override what they already knew was theirs. There is a lesson in that we must pay close attention to. Joshua and Caleb did not wait for the giants to disappear or for the path to become easy. They decided to move forward anyway.

If we are being honest, that tension between promise and obstacle is something we are living in right now. People are carrying responsibilities that feel heavier than ever. The cost of living is rising. Job security does not always feel stable, and uncertainty can make even the strongest person pause. You can be doing everything you know to do and still feel that the ground beneath you is not as steady as it should be. Those are real giants. This is about recognizing that challenge and opportunity often show up together and deciding to act anyway.

What often happens, though, is that we start sounding like the ten without even realizing it. We rehearse the obstacles and talk ourselves out of opportunities. We convince ourselves that something is too big, too risky, and too uncertain. The longer we sit in that space, the easier it becomes to stay there. Fear has a way of making stillness feel like safety when, in reality, it is just stagnation dressed up nicely.

Joshua’s voice cuts through all of that. He was not arguing about the existence of the giants. He was challenging the conclusion people were drawing from them. While everyone else was backing away, he was calling people forward. He was essentially asking, “Who is willing to move with me? Who is not going to let what they see shut down what they have been allowed to step into?”

That question still stands. Every time you are faced with something that stretches you, you are standing at the edge of something new, or every time fear and opportunity show up at the same time, you are answering it, whether you realize it or not. You may not be walking into Canaan, but you are walking into rooms that challenge you. You have to make decisions that require courage in seasons that demand perseverance. In those moments, you do not get the luxury of waiting for everything to feel comfortable. You must say to yourself, “Let’s go!”

Here is the plain and simple truth. There will always be reasons to hesitate. There will always be something that makes the situation seem bigger than you, but progress does not belong to those who wait for perfect conditions. It belongs to the ones who decide to move anyway. Joshua did not wait for a unanimous vote, nor did he wait for fear to disappear. He did not even wait for the situation to shrink. He made a decision, and then he invited others to rise to that same level of belief.

So, now let’s turn to you. When you are faced with your own version of giants like financial pressure, uncertainty about your future, and doors that do not open as quickly as you would like, what are you going to do with that? Are you going to sit in the report that keeps you stuck, or are you going to lean into the part of you that knows you are capable of more than what is trying to intimidate you?

At some point, you have to stop analyzing and start moving…not recklessly, not blindly, but with intention and the understanding that growth does not happen in the absence of challenge. It happens because of it.

Joshua did not give a long speech. He did not overcomplicate it. He looked at everything in front of him—the promise and the problem—and said what needed to be said, “Let’s go.“

Are you coming?

Coach E