Your word is a lamp onto my feet and a light for my path. –Psalm 119:105
During a sermon I recently heard, the pastor briefly referred to the verse above and said, “His word is a lamp unto my feet; it reveals the next step, the dangers in my path, etc. It is not a lamp to my future.” As I listened to him go through the rest of his sermon, Psalm 119:105 resonated with me; I just could not stop thinking about it.
For many of us, one of the most frustrating aspects of walking with the Lord is not knowing or understanding what His will is for our future. We are constantly wondering whether or not we are going to be happy in our career choices, whether or not we will ever get married or have children, whether or not we are called to be in full time ministry, whether or not things will change or get better for us, whether we will be healed, whether this or that, etc. We pray and fast for long periods, wondering what the future holds and just hoping for some sort of confirmation to let us know where we are headed, but those prayers usually seem to go unanswered. Can you relate to this?
A moment ago, as I thought about my unanswered prayers and Psalm 119:105, I began to cry out to God for relief from the anxiety that I felt in my heart and the frustration in my mind, and as clear as day, I heard the words, “One step at a time” spoken over me. It certainly was not the response I was hoping for, but it was all that was offered to me, and I took it to heart.
“One step at a time.” This statement did not give me the answers I desperately wanted to hear about my future, but it certainly gave me a lot to think about. I asked myself, “what step has the Lord called me to take today, and how have I been obedient?” I hadn’t been obedient! I had been so focused on figuring out my future that I failed to realize that the journey to my future involved taking one step at a time. God knows what my future holds and desires to literally walk me to it, but I have to be willing to take a hold of His hand and walk with Him one step at a time. It is just that simple.
I write these words to you today with tears in my eyes and a deep longing in my heart because I desperately desire to get to a place where I completely trust God enough to be satisfied with only getting step by step instructions. I long to find comfort in knowing that as long as I am walking with my Lord daily and being obedient in each step He calls me to take, no matter how trivial it may seem, I know that I am walking in His will for my life into the future He has for me.
So I ask you today dear friends, are you content with not knowing everything, but simply trusting in the One who knows everything? Are you willing to trust Him enough to walk with Him in obedience one step at a time? Are you willing to let His word be a lamp onto your feet? A lamp that perhaps only reveals the next step you are to take? One step at a time is all it takes! The journey from where you are at this moment to the future the Lord has ordained for you begins with one single step of obedience, and then another, and then another, and then…
Grace and peace be with you.
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