The Lord gave Noah a word - then He gave Noah a commandment. Noah, believing a word that didn't make sense spent approximately the next 100 years of his life (Gen. 5:32; 7:6) being laughed at ridiculed and condemned. Those people either didn't hear what Noah heard or heard it and didn't believe and therefore did not act.
Noah found grace and favor. Genesis 6:8
Noah did all that God commanded. Genesis 6:22
Noah didn't know when he would see the fulfillment of all that God had spoken to him, he just walked in habitual fellowship with God.
Noah did not start building until he had clear, concise instructions from the Lord. (Genesis 6:14-16)
Scripture doesn't indicate whether there was any dialogue between Noah and God. There is no evidence that Noah balked at what God told him to do (he never said I can't, I don't know how). Nor does it state that he consulted others about the feasibility of what he heard. He just did it. I believe that it is what God is requiring of us.
When God gives us a word of instruction or knowledge, our first responsibility is to believe that God will bring it to pass.
The next step is obey. Obey in spite of what others may say or what your situation looks like.
And last but not least, wait. Yes wait. Having faith also requires patience.
A word from the Lord is to prepare us for what He is about to do - in His timing.
Believe, obey and wait. The Lord is Sovereign and will bring His word to process.
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