There’s a phrase I’ve heard all my life: from songs, from seasoned saints, from the sanctuaries of churches filled with worn pews and even more worn testimonies. It’s simple, but it carries a weight that only life can teach you to understand: “God will make a way out of no way.”

That phrase has been sitting with me lately—not because I’m dwelling in fear, but because I’m learning to lean deeper into trust. This morning, I texted a friend and told her that I’m grateful for the ways God is helping me take small steps to recalibrate from everything that has been happening in my life. I am so accustomed to making big strides that this feels new and different. And, if I’m honest, many times it feels pretty uncomfortable.

There are days when the small steps don’t feel like enough. It doesn’t always feel like I’m making headway against all the demands and challenges of life. But even in the smallness of it, I’m learning what it looks like to live like I believe that God is still working. Specifically, I’m learning to trust that God is faithful in the steps that feel significant and those that feel unseen.

As we navigate a world that is still reeling from the effects of sin, we are bound to face moments when life just feels uncertain. Sometimes our needs feel bigger than our resources, and our questions louder than the answers. Too often, it feels like we are just waiting for God to make a way out of what seems to be no way. And while there may be merit to these feelings from a material perspective, I am also reminded daily that God has already made the ultimate way out of no way.

And remembering that changes everything.

The Ultimate Way Made for Us

In his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul points us clearly to this truth:

Galatians 3:10–14 (ESV)

¹⁰ For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” ¹¹ Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” ¹² But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” ¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— ¹⁴ so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.

When there was no way for sinners like us to be made right with God, Christ became the way. He took the curse we deserved. He bridged the gap we could never cross on our own. He gave us a righteousness that we could have never attained on our own.

Although I’ve repeated the gospel more times than I can count, I must believe this is more than a theological truth—the gospel is a living, breathing reminder that God specializes in the impossible. In fact, God’s entire track record is built on making a way out of no way!

A Hope That Doesn't Depend on Us

In Galatians 3:10-14, Paul says that everyone who relies on works of the law is under a curse. In Paul’s day, many people believed that if they just followed the law closely enough (i.e., the commands God gave through Moses), they could earn righteousness. But Paul cuts straight through that thinking. He reminds them that the law demands perfect obedience. Not partial. Not “good enough.” Complete, full, 100% perfection. And if you fail at even one point, the law doesn’t bless you—it condemns you.

The truth is, none of us could keep the law perfectly—not the Israelites in the wilderness, not the religious leaders in Paul’s day, not us today. Trying to earn our way to God through works is like attempting to take a deep breath underwater. It leads only to exhaustion, despair, and curse because we can’t do it, no matter how hard we try.

But Paul doesn’t leave us there. He tells us that Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. Jesus took the curse we deserved. He stepped into our place, and He was fully obedient where we were disobedient. Jesus was fully righteous, while we were sinful, and then He bore the punishment we could never survive.

Old Testament Scripture (written hundreds of years prior) shows that Christ’s death on the cross is a prophetic fulfillment: “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.” Here, Paul is quoting from Deuteronomy 21:22–23, where the Law of Moses says:

"And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God."

In the Old Testament, being hanged on a tree was a visible sign of being under God's curse. It meant the person had been judged guilty and cut off from the covenant community. It was a public declaration: this person stands under God's judgment.

Paul references this to show something breathtaking: When Jesus died on the cross, He wasn’t just physically suffering. He was publicly bearing the curse and shame of sin for His people. Jesus willingly entered into the "no way" of our condition to create a new way—a way of redemption, forgiveness, and life.

And He didn’t stop there. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus opened the door of righteousness for those who trust His life and believe by faith that His sacrifice is for people like us.

• People who don’t have it all together.

• People who are weary and weak.

• People who need grace every single day.

• People who are looking for a way out of no way.

This is the beauty of the gospel, friends. We are not saved by striving. We are saved by believing. And that changes everything for those of us who feel like we are barely holding on. It reminds us that our hope doesn’t rest in how strong we are, how perfectly we perform, or how much we can accomplish. Our hope rests in what Christ has already done.

His Way, The Best Way

The trials of my life do not end with the conclusion of this blog. I still have so many questions. But God has already answered the biggest question of my life. God has made a way for me. He has saved me and proven His faithfulness through Christ. If there was ever a "no way" situation, it was the condition of humanity apart from Christ. And if there was ever a perfect demonstration of God’s faithfulness to “make a way out of no way,” it’s the cross and the empty tomb. And because of that, I can move forward and trust Him with today, tomorrow, and every unseen road ahead. He is good. He is able. He will make a way. Even if He doesn’t move the mountains exactly the way I want or fix every earthly problem in the way I imagine, He can be trusted to provide for my life in His way—the best way.

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