The Trap of Being “Realistic” (And Why It’s Holding You Back)

Realism complicates. Faith simplifies.

The world says

“It’s not that simple.”

But your soul knows:

“Actually… it is.”

A Letter to the Ones Who’ve Been Told to Be “Realistic”, Told it’s Not that Simple, or “Nothing is Perfect”

There was a time I thought being realistic made me wise.

I wore it like a badge—like armor—something that would protect me from disappointment, rejection, the “bullshit” or the embarrassment of believing in something too big, too uncertain, too “impossible.”

But then I saw what it really was:

A polite word for fear.

A culturally approved way of staying small.

A mindset built on past facts, not future potential.

What Being "Realistic" Really Means

Let’s call it out:

The “realistic” mindset is not a strategy. It’s a survival mechanism. It’s you leaning on logic instead of faith. Past instead of vision. Sight instead of belief.

When people say, “You can’t expect to make a living as a creator,”

Or, “You shouldn’t expect miracles,”

They’re not being helpful.

They’re projecting their disbelief.

They’re telling you that your future must match their past.

Faith is the Language of Expansion

Faith is not ignorance.

Faith is intelligence that operates in the unseen.

It’s the decision to trust the path you can’t fully explain, because your spirit knows something your mind doesn’t.

Translation?

Stop waiting for certainty before you move.

Stop treating the unknown like an enemy.

Start trusting what you can feel—but not yet see.

Reprogram Your Mind for Faith, Not Fear

Here’s how I’m reconditioning my internal system—and how you can, too:

1. Catch the realistic voice.

   “Is this truth or trauma?” “Is this fear or discernment?”

2. Speak faith out loud—daily.

   “Provision follows me.” “I am divinely supported.” “My vision is allowed.”

3. Flood your inputs with visionaries.

   Replace passive, fear-based content with bold, belief-based examples of what’s possible.

4. Practice belief as a daily habit.

   Visualize. Walk like it’s done. Respond with scripture, not statistics.

5. Keep a Faith Folder.

   Record moments when God came through. Watch the evidence stack up over time.

6. Ask better questions.

   Not: “What if it doesn’t work?”

   But: “What if it does?”

A Better Operating System

“Realism” builds average lives.

Faith builds miraculous ones.

You weren’t designed to only do what makes sense.

You were designed to co-create with the impossible.

To trust the whisper.

To walk when others wait.

To build something no one else can see… yet.

So the next time someone tells you to be more realistic—

Smile.

Say “Thanks.”

And keep believing anyway.

Because you don’t need permission to trust what God already placed inside you.

Is The “Realistic” Mindset A Hinderance To Belief And Expansion?

The “realistic” mindset, defined by society, is a hindrance to belief and mindset expansion:

1. "Realistic" is usually shorthand for socially conditioned limitation.

What most people call “realistic” is based on past evidence, collective fear, or average outcomes—not personal potential, divine guidance, or unseen possibilities. It's a mindset rooted in the visible, the probable, not the possible.

2. “Realism” is leaning on your own understanding.

This scripture is about surrendering logic as your master, and instead choosing faith as your compass.

If you only believe in what you can currently explain or see, you're building your future with yesterday’s bricks. But belief—especially the kind God honors—is about acting on trust before the evidence exists.

3. “Realistic” people don’t move mountains. Believers do.

The people who change the world—spiritually, creatively, economically—are never the ones who played it safe (think Elon Musk, Andrew Tate, Dan Koe, Jordan Peterson etc.) and followed what was “realistic.” They believed in a vision before there was a path, and then the path revealed itself as they walked—precisely like when the Red Sea parted as Moses begin to step into it.

4. When people say you can’t live off creativity—they’re only speaking from their belief system.

They are projecting their limits onto you. Don’t accept those limits as your own. Whether it’s creating art or aligning with miraculous provision, the determining factor isn’t what others think—it’s what you choose to believe despite the unknowns.

Final Thoughts:

In essence, yes—the “realistic” mindset, when “leaned on” rather than faith, is a major obstacle to creative and spiritual expansion. Because the nature of divine possibility and visionary creation requires that you believe it before you see it, walk before you understand the path, and trust even when you’re misunderstood.

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat (Fortune Favors The Bold)

Thank you for reading,

—Lawrence