“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
There was a time in my life when even the most dependable tools in my workshop couldn’t fix what was broken—because what needed fixing wasn’t a machine, but me.
I remember it vividly. A project I had invested months in—both emotionally and financially—was on the verge of collapse. It wasn’t just a technical glitch or a miscalculation in the system. It was deeper. It was the kind of failure that makes you question your capabilities, your choices, and sometimes, your worth.
I sat alone in my workspace, staring at the blinking cursor on my screen, as if it were mocking me. The pressure was enormous, and I felt like I had reached the end of the staircase with no next step in sight. That’s when I stumbled upon this quote from Martin Luther King Jr.: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
It hit me like a silent but solid whisper in the heart.
You see, I’ve always been a fixer. I’ve rebuilt evaporator coils in air conditioners with my bare hands, debugged stubborn VB6 code that refused to cooperate, and made legacy systems sing in harmony with modern tools. But in that moment, no wrench or keyboard shortcut could offer a solution. What I needed was faith—the kind that isn’t dependent on logic, but on trust in the unseen.
So I decided to take that first step—restart the project from scratch, reach out for help, learn from the mistake rather than be paralyzed by it. It was terrifying, but also liberating.
Looking back now, I realize that moment didn’t mark the end of my journey; it was the beginning of something greater. Sometimes, you won’t see the full path ahead. But take that step anyway. Fix what you can, and have faith in what you can’t yet see.
Because even when your toolbox fails you, faith never does.