Step by Step
Most of us live our lives looking for our destiny and purpose. The big question I heard a lot when I first entered Christianity, “What is God’s will for my life?” When our daily focus is on our purpose, destiny and trying to figure out Yahweh’s will for us we miss a whole lot of stuff that He deems very important.
See, most people are waiting on big moments, but the Kingdom is built on small moments. When you set your heart to look for Jesus in each step every day you are in His will. One thing in everything.
Abba is more concerned with your integrity to be able to carry the weight of your purpose. He’s a great steward and a loving Father. Just like you wouldn’t give your ten-year-old keys to the car because they are not mature enough to handle it, Abba will withhold your destiny and purpose until you can learn to walk through each day with Him growing in maturity. Jesus gave us a beautiful description of this in Luke 2:52, “As Jesus grew, so did His wisdom and maturity. The favor of men and God increased upon His life.”
From the footnotes in The Passion Translation: We know little to nothing of the eighteen years between Jesus at the temple as a child and Him being baptized in the Jordan other than He grew in favor with men and God. It is likely He served His earthly father in a carpenter’s shop. Most likely Joseph died during this time which left Jesus as the firstborn with the responsibility of caring for His mother.
How important is it for us to be mindful of our daily lives each step growing in favor with God and with men. We must not be so focused on reaching this imaginary pinnacle when the glory of Yahweh rest upon us with each step. Truth is you may miss your purpose if you’re always looking into the future for the big moment or the suddenly.
Learning to keep Jesus at the forefront of your mind in each step takes practice. He’s not disappointed in you when you forget to bring Him along in your daily life. When He’s at the door of your heart knocking just let Him in. The more you become aware of Him you realize the door of your heart remains open, and He never has to knock again. Start where you are today. Let Him lead you in each moment.
Abba, we are so grateful for your gentleness and kindness. You are so patient with us as we learn to never let go of your hand and always have an open heart to hear your whispers. You quietly remind us: look for Me in this moment. Some moments are very difficult, painful, frustrating, overwhelming, confusing and yet, others are funny, crazy, silly and happy. You are in them all. We ask for eyes to see you, ears to hear, hearts to understand and a walk that is always in step with you. This is your will for us. We love you!
