The best journeys answer questions you did not even know to ask. In fact, the great moments of life do not wait for your questions. They ask questions of you. They confront you with heaven’s inquiry and require an answer that comes from identity and faith.
Who you are right now carries more weight in the Spirit than anything you once were. At any moment a person who feels like an absolute failure can rise, shake off the dust of disappointment, and move toward the direction God is pointing. Leadership is never defined by where you came from. It is always defined by what you are moving toward.
So many believers tell me they feel stuck. They wait for a breakthrough that never seems to arrive. They look at circumstances that refuse to budge: a strained marriage, financial pressure, a fixed income, a lingering illness. If that is you, lift your eyes to Jesus and remember these words. “Since He Himself was tempted in that which He suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.” Hebrews 2:18.
Let this be your inward journey. Let the Spirit bring you face to face with the real questions that shape destiny. Who are you, truly. Whom do you trust. What voice defines your future.
For others, life asks a different question. It is the same question uttered by four starving lepers trapped in a besieged city in the days of Elisha. “Why sit we here until we die?” They finally decided to move toward the enemy camp and simply see what would happen. They discovered that God had already moved ahead of them. A rumor had scattered their enemies. The battle was already won. Provisions were already waiting. All they had to do was get up and walk toward it.
There is wisdom in this story.
If what you are doing is not working, try something else. Those four lepers did, and their decision preserved their lives.
Do not wait for God to over confirm a direction. Go forth and take action. The disciples “went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word with signs that followed.” Mark 16:19.
I love that. God works with movement. He partners with action. Any journey of faith carries risk, but it is the kind of risk that invites God into the process. I have learned through many years that I do not need to control every detail. My part is obedience. His part is the outcome.
Walking out the call of God in ministry, business, and prophetic assignment has required daily risks. You have helped me carry those risks. Your prayers, your encouragement, and your partnership have lifted my arms more times than you know. When you walk with faithful people, the burden feels lighter. The adventure becomes joyful.
Now begin the adventure in front of you. Make the call you have been putting off. Walk into the office and have the conversation you have avoided. Write the proposal and send it. Take action by faith and watch what God does when you move.