Reap What You Sow Mondays with Tony: Water Walkers: Black Women Who Stepped Out When It Didn’t Make Sense

Throughout history, Black women have carried dreams into spaces where doubt was planted. They have walked on waters of uncertainty, injustice, rejection, and fear—because when God said “Come,” they obeyed.

Today, we honor those water walkers—the ones who dared to believe that faith could carry them farther than fear ever could.

They didn’t wait for safety. They didn’t wait for applause. They didn’t wait for permission.

They stepped out—and God met them on the water.

🌊 The Call to Step Out Isn’t Always Logical—It’s Always Spiritual

Peter stepped out of the boat while the storm still raged. The waves weren’t calm. The risk wasn’t gone.

But the command wasn’t based on the sea’s condition—it was based on Christ’s invitation.

Water-walking faith isn't about the absence of danger. It’s about the presence of God.

Black women know this deeply:

Trusting God when schools said, “You don’t belong here.”
Trusting God when boardrooms were closed and churches underestimated them.
Trusting God when society tried to sink their dreams before they could swim.

And still—they walked.

✨ What It Means to Be a Water Walker

It means leaving comfort zones.
It means refusing to shrink when storms swell.
It means believing that Jesus holds the waters together—even when your knees shake.

To walk on water is to refuse to be defined by what you’re walking through.

🌿 Faith Doesn’t Wait for Calm Seas

📖 Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NKJV)"He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap."

If you wait for the storm to pass, you may miss your moment.

Water walkers move at the sound of God’s voice, not the sight of the sky.

🧎🏾‍♀️ The Silent Battles of Water Walkers

Stepping out looks glamorous from a distance—but up close, it’s raw:

Fear whispers: “What if you sink?”
People murmur: “You’re doing too much.”
Your own heart wrestles: “Was I crazy to believe?”

But faith says,

"If Jesus said ‘Come,’ then this storm must submit to His sovereignty."

Black women have often walked through:

Financial droughts
Medical deserts
Political storms
Emotional hurricanes
Spiritual warfare

And through it all, their steps testify: My God is bigger than my storm.

🌾 Modern-Day Water Walkers: Expanded Testimonies

1. Madam C.J. Walker – Walking Toward Financial Freedom

Born into poverty, widowed at a young age, suffering from scalp disease, Madam C.J. Walker had every reason to stay in the boat.Instead, she stepped onto economic waters nobody thought a Black woman could tread.

She didn't just build wealth—she opened streams for others to cross behind her.

2. Harriet Tubman – Walking Through Valleys of Shadow and Death

She wasn’t armed with armies.She wasn’t protected by laws.She was led by the Spirit—and she said, "I never lost a passenger."

Harriet’s steps weren’t safe.They were sanctified.

3. Vice President Kamala Harris – Standing in Political Waters

Facing double standards at every level, Vice President Harris still chose to run, rise, and represent millions of unseen, unheard Black women.

Her path wasn’t paved.It was pressed down by prayer and perseverance.

4. Everyday Water Walkers: You and the Women You Know

A woman choosing hope after heartbreak.
A mother returning to school at 50.
A survivor starting her own ministry.
A teacher mentoring future doctors, writers, pastors, and activists.

You don’t have to cross oceans to be a water walker.

Every faith step counts.

📖 Isaiah 43:2 (NKJV)

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you…"

🔥 Key Truths of a Water Walker

Obedience Over Comfort God doesn’t call you to comfort—He calls you to destiny.
Courage in the Unknown Faith means walking where you can't calculate every outcome.
Focus Is Survival Peter began to sink only when he looked away from Jesus.
Your Walk Prepares a Path Every step you take makes it easier for the next woman to walk farther.

💭 Reflection Questions

What “boat” have you been clinging to for security?
Where is God calling you to trust Him more deeply?
Who are you inspiring by stepping out?

🌾 Quote for Today’s Graphic

"She didn’t wait for calm seas. She stepped onto stormy waters—and every step wrote a new chapter of history."— Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.

🎯 Challenge for the Week

✅ Pray daily: “God, make me bold enough to walk where You call.”

✅ Encourage a sister walking through unfamiliar waters.

✅ Identify and take one step this week toward something God has placed in your heart.

✨ Call to Action

Support and sow into stories that reflect light overcoming darkness and faith conquering fear.

Grab your autographed copy of📖 S.O.L.A.D.™: Soldiers of Light Against Darkness™and be part of the movement of light-bearers who dare to step out.

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