September 15th, 2022 – 6:43am:

“What was the one moment that changed everything for you?” My friend asked me as she cooked eggs. We were talking about my life listening and obeying God. At what point did things change in my heart?

In the very moment the question was asked, I felt the answer deep within me, but surprisingly my human heart sought for some single point in time that I could share with her as “the moment” that everything changed… but as I sit here now and return to her question I know the truth is far deeper.

So I’ll attempt to answer the question here…

There wasn’t a single moment in my life where suddenly I was one way and then another. No, my choice to serve God with all my heart was made in all the small moments of my life. And yes even in moments not yet come. We forget that all of time is happening simultaneously at once. Grasp that. Blink your eye and in that instant time was begun and completed. Think about the life you’ve lived so far… all the moments in time that have led you to this moment reading these words. Do you see the path that lead you to this moment? Do you see God’s gentle guiding of you leading you to be staring at these words in this blog on some man’s website? I do. And it is because I do that my life has lead to now.

My choice to serve God happens all the time, in every small moment.

More and more I am drawn deeper into His will. And His will is performed always. Don’t you see it? A choice you make today will lead you down a path of tomorrow. This is not high concept… no… this is just simple truth. Sit and read your Bible today for a moment and you’ve just changed the rest of your life. Choose to trust Him in some small way today and find that tomorrow you are trusting Him in some larger way.

So, if you grasp what I’m saying, you grasp it all… wisdom at its core. Your life is all moments and choices in those moments. What about not watching TV and choosing to spend a quiet moment with God? What happens then? What does tomorrow look like for you after that small choice? What about a word of kindness and love toward someone? What about choosing forgiveness instead of bitter hate and resentment? Small choices matter.

I don’t know why you’ve chosen to come here and read this, but I do know that God is speaking to you through it. I know He has a plan for your life… if you sat in front of me I’m probably seeing that plan unfold in my spirit because that is a gift I have. You have gifts as well… do you know what those are? Do you ask God to reveal them to you? Are you will to walk the daily path that leads to a life abandoned to Him?

So how does this all relate to my journey? My journey to Israel is not one moment and one choice… no… it’s many moments and many small choices. It’s choosing to obey God without seeing any results in that moment and trusting that His leading is perfect. And often times what He asks me to do makes zero earthly, worldly sense. Give away everything… how does that lead to a life learning Hebrew in a foreign land! But it does. I know the secret. Not because of some grand moment of revelation… no… in the small moments He whispered His secrets to me… and I chose to obey Him.

What is He asking you to do today? Will you do it and change the rest of your life? I wonder.