This week, Charisma Magazine Online reported on Daniel Adams calling believers to embrace what it describes as radical faith, framed around reports of miracles, healing and deliverance. The piece presents bold, expectant Christianity as a catalyst for supernatural breakthrough.
I don't have the details of every moment from that report, so I won't pretend to. What I can do is sit with the question it raises, because it's one a lot of us carry quietly: what does radical faith actually look like on a Tuesday, when no one is praying over you and there's no stage?
The hunger behind the headline
Per the report's framing, interest in revival, healing and deliverance ministry remains strong across charismatic and online Christian communities. It's easy to read that as a trend. It's more honest to read it as a longing.
People are tired. They're facing diagnoses, strained marriages, children who have wandered, bills that don't add up. When someone says, "Expect God to move," the heart leans in. That leaning is not foolish. It's the oldest human instinct there is: to look up and hope someone is listening.
Radical faith starts small
The word "radical" can sound like something reserved for platforms and packed rooms. But picture an ordinary person for a moment.
She's a woman in her late fifties, sitting in a parked car outside a clinic, holding test results she hasn't opened. She isn't shouting. She bows her head and says, "Lord, whatever this paper says, You are still here." Then she opens the envelope.
That is a scene I'm describing to illustrate a point, not a report of a real event. But you know someone like her, or you've been her. That moment of trust, offered before the outcome is known, is as radical as faith gets.
Three everyday shapes of expectant faith
Praying like you expect an answer
Many of us pray the way we send an email we don't expect anyone to read. Expectant prayer is different. Try this: pick one specific need this week, name it out loud, and write down the date. Then watch for what happens. Looking for an answer is itself an act of belief.
Showing up for someone's hurting hour
Healing doesn't always arrive as a dramatic moment. Sometimes it looks like a casserole, a ride to chemo, a phone call at 9 p.m. Many believers would say God often works through hands that show up. If you've been waiting for a miracle, ask whether you've been invited to be part of someone else's.
Staying faithful in the unanswered season
This may be the most radical of all. Trusting when the healing hasn't come, when the prodigal hasn't returned, when the door hasn't opened. Faith that only works when things go well isn't tested yet.
Testimony, held with care
Reports of miracles and deliverance shape charismatic culture because stories move us. A testimony says, "This happened to me," and suddenly hope feels possible for you too.
Still, the wisest believers I know hold testimony with two hands: one open to wonder, one steadying itself on Scripture. Test what you hear, as the Bible itself encourages. Celebrate what is good. Be gentle with people whose story hasn't ended the way they prayed. A healing testimony should never leave a hurting person feeling like their faith wasn't enough.
Where to look for wonder this week
You don't need a revival meeting to practice expectant faith. Here is a simple rhythm to try for seven days:
- Morning: Ask God for one specific thing, and say it plainly.
- Midday: Notice one small mercy, such as a kind word, a parking spot, a quiet moment, and thank Him for it.
- Evening: Write down one sentence about what you saw.
At the end of the week, read your list. Many people find they were surrounded by more grace than they'd noticed.
The quiet truth underneath
Whether or not you ever stand in a room where hands are raised and healing is declared, the invitation of radical faith is the same: trust that you are seen, and then live like it. The miracle is often not that the mountain moves, but that we find we can keep walking, held by Someone who never let go.
