“It is the Lord who directs your life, for each step you take is ordained by God to bring you closer to your destiny. So much of your life, then, remains a mystery.” Proverbs 20:24 TPT

One Step at a Time

One of the things I’ve been blessed by since Floyd passed away is all the emails from people telling me how Floyd touched or impacted their lives. I’ve heard lots of stories that I’ve never heard before. It’s been very special.

One person shared how she was on a journey of self-discovery, and figuring out what God had for her. She talked with Floyd about her destiny. He told her: “destiny isn’t something that happens to you; your destiny is something you walk into one step at a time.” I love that perspective! One step at a time, one choice at a time, one day at a time!

I must confess that I’ve wondered what my future, my destiny looks like. I have no idea what is ahead for me. I’m older, I’m a widow, I’m still battling cancer, I don’t have much energy these days, and yet I know God won’t “waste” this season of my life. I look to Him for my “destiny” in the time ahead.

It helps to think of it in terms of “one step at a time.” Even just one choice at a time. I can handle that. It makes it do-able in spite of my limitations. So many times in recent years on our unexpected journey, I had the sense that what we were walking through involved prayers prayed long ago. My logical mind can’t understand that, but I had a sense of destiny and God being in control. Now I trust God for the rest of my destiny!

I often think back to my mother and my aunt taking me to church when I was a few days old. They laid me on the altar and prayed over me – that I would grow up to love the Lord and to serve Him all my life. Then they dedicated themselves to pray for me every day as I grew up. I only learned of this on my wedding day when my mother told Floyd and me about it. She told Floyd that he was an answer to their prayers.

So, so many times I have a sense that I am walking into things they prayed for – a wonderful sense of destiny being fulfilled and prayers being answered! God doesn’t forget a single prayer we pray. We may not see the answers when we expected – or how we expected…but God answers those prayers! And He helps us fulfill the destiny He has for us – “one step at a time.”

Father, we thank You that our destiny is in Your loving and wise hands. We can trust You because You have always been  faithful to us. Continue to guide us for all of our lives, one step at a time.