We all have moments of inspiration when we resolve to make big changes. We do it with diets, jobs, exercise and we know how wishful these resolutions can be. We embrace them with enthusiasm but after time we relax back into our former ways. When this is the case it is often because our resolutions were not realistic in the first place. When it comes to spiritual resolutions, we need to be extra careful. We can become far too achievement-oriented, when the thing that really matters is our relationship with God. God wants us to stay in step with him. Some people fall behind, others stray to the left or the right, but still others tend to run ahead. God doesn’t expect you to change everything right away. He doesn’t want you to focus on making big decisions but on making a consistent series of small decisions. He wants you to walk with him, step by step. Real growth happens at a slow and steady pace and we should not try to extend ourselves beyond what we are ready for at any given stage. God wants you to focus on small decisions today: decisions to engage with people who need some care, decisions to encourage, decisions to ask God for help, and so forth. These small decisions are the stepping stones that get us to where God wants to take our life. You don’t know exactly what God wants to do with your life. He doesn’t show us everything beforehand. He just calls us to trust him and do the right thing with each small step. That’s how we get there.
Reflect on the small decisions that you need to make today.
Read Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
