Foot-long Leadership

I’m crossing the threshold of 2024 in reverence for the holy ground of one foot. Let me explain. 

I usually want the Lord to lead me in mile-long strides, reaching goals far off on the horizon in a single jump. When I look for Him to work on that scale, though, it can start to feel like God isn’t active in my life or answering prayer at all. That’s because I’ve overlooked His direction that most often comes in foot-long increments. Although He is completely capable of guiding us in leaps and bounds, the believer’s life is described as walking with God -  miles, divided into feet. 

With a shoe size of 9.5, my walking shoes measure around one foot long.  Yes, that’s the larger end of women’s shoes, but, in terms of walking, a 12-inch step is really not a lot of ground covered.  Yet following one after the next, they will eventually add up to one mile.  One after the next, there is progress.

And God’s leadership is like that. He can do exceedingly more than we ask or think, but He so often does it by dividing a mile into 5,280 feet. He takes us by the hand, and He sets a pace we can match, if we just put one foot in front of the other along with Him.  Twelve inches of faith. One foot of prayer. Twelve inches of goals. One foot of guidance.

Whatever your resolutions, may you anticipate and experience the holy ground of God’s foot-long leadership as you step into the New Year.