Only The Next Step...
There's a season where God is drawing you close,
Closer than ever,
And what He gives you,
Is less than what You want,
Because it keeps you CLOSE.
There's a season when God invites you to seek His face,
More earnestly than ever,
Desperately,
Yearning,
In brokenness,
Because He wants to go DEEP with you.
There's a season where your soul has a hole,
That no one can fill but God,
And He's calling your name,
Giving you less,
To prepare you for MORE,
But you must LEAN in harder than ever.
There's a season when everything is changing,
Nothing seems right,
Yet everything is in place,
Everything is NOT in the direction of what I want,
Yet everything IS in the direction of what HE wants.
He is drawing me CLOSER than ever.
I walk by FAITH,
Mostly cuz all the other options burned down,
And I chose God.
He took me in,
By his SIDE,
Caring for me,
Healing me,
Strengthening me,
Preparing me.
There's a shift in the wind,
I don't know what it means,
But I know,
Only the NEXT step,
Not five or ten,
Only the NEXT step.
It's been that way for the past few years,
Only the next step,
Nothing more,
Nothing less,
And this is how He is drawing me close.
As I learn to trust,
As I learn to listen,
As I learn to wait,
I am reminded of all that He has done,
With Only the NEXT step.
I learn to sit,
I learn to be still,
I learn to obey,
The stillness is fighting restlessness,
The silence is screaming impatience,
The obedience is testing my flesh,
As God gives me,
Only the NEXT step.
Are you here?
A season of waiting?
A season of uncertainty?
A season of searching?
It's also called a season of pruning,
A season of sifting,
A season of testing,
A season of trusting.
A season of patience,
A season of endurance,
A season of perseverance,
A season of obedience.
A season of sharpening,
A season of training,
A season of discerning,
A season of failing.
And soon...
There will be,
A season of running,
A season of acceleration,
A season of abundance,
A season of succeeding,
A season of reaping,
A season of harvest,
As God promotes you for your obedience.
Still training,
Always watching,
Always caring,
Always correcting.
But the training wheels are off,
You're riding on your own,
Wobbly at times,
Gliding at others.
A smile on your face,
The wind in your hair,
A song in your heart.
To a great somewhere.
Then at some point,
It starts all over again.
The testing continues,
The growing,
The pruning,
The leaning,
The seeking,
The waiting.
It's an ongoing process of refinement,
Directed by the love of God,
Hand-crafted by the Holy Spirit,
Paid for by the blood of Jesus,
A life-long journey,
Of THE NEXT STEP,
Sometimes more,
But never less.
Let's choose to trust in Him,
The Holy One,
The One that gave it ALL for us.
Let us give ALL of us for Him.
"Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to you as clumsy blind mouse,
Trying to find my cheese,
Feeling trapped,
But I just need You.
Guide my NEXT STEP,
One at a time.
Don't give me too much,
But not too little.
Give me what You want to give me.
I trust in You.
Be my coach,
My business strategist,
My marketing consultant,
My financial backer,
My spiritual guide,
My relationship coach,
My ultimate partner,
Be my Everything!
Help me make YOU a priority,
Help me make the right NEXT STEP with You.
In Jesus name, Amen."
Cheers to your NEXT STEP with God!
Wherever He is taking you,
Just say YES!
It'll be great!
God's got you!
