Plans, Purposes, & Pursuits Week 1
Day 4
“…your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” - Matthew 6:10
We keep asking God to show us His will, but what if He’s already shown us enough to take our next step?
There’s a quiet frustration many people carry: “I just want clarity.”
Clarity about the future. Clarity about decisions. Clarity about what God is doing.
But often, what we call a lack of clarity is actually a lack of movement.
Because God rarely reveals the full picture, He reveals the next step.
And Jesus shifts our entire perspective here.
He doesn’t teach us to pray, “God, show me exactly where to go.”
He teaches us to pray, “Your kingdom come… on earth as it is in heaven.”
That changes everything.
Because now, God’s will is not just something we’re trying to find, it’s something we’re called to bring.
God’s will is not just a specific place we’re searching for, but the power and presence of heaven we carry into every place we go.
That means we don’t have to wait for a new job, a new season, or a new opportunity to start living in God’s will.
We can step into it today.
Right where we are.
At our kitchen table.
In our workplace.
In our conversations.
In our routines.
Because the will of God is expressed through the way we live, not just the direction we choose.
So what does it actually look like to bring “heaven to earth” in our everyday lives?
It looks like:
Choosing peace when everything in us wants to react
Choosing patience when people are difficult
Choosing integrity when no one is watching
Choosing kindness when it’s inconvenient
Choosing faith when circumstances feel uncertain
These aren’t small things. These are the visible expressions of God’s kingdom breaking into ordinary moments.
And this is where the shift needs to happen: Stop waiting for a big, defining moment, and start responding in the small, daily ones.
Because our lives are mostly made up of those.
We tend to think God’s will is something dramatic, some big decision that defines everything. And yes, there are moments like that. But more often than not, God’s will is worked out in quiet, consistent obedience.
It’s in how we speak to our spouse when we’re frustrated.
It’s in how we respond to pressure at work.
It’s in whether we choose to engage with God’s Word or ignore it.
It’s in whether we forgive, serve, show up, and stay faithful when it’s hard.
That’s where transformation happens.
The sermon paints a powerful picture: we are not just trying to get somewhere, we are bringing the reality of heaven with us wherever we go.
That means our home can reflect heaven.
Our workplace can reflect heaven.
Our relationships can reflect heaven.
Not because everything is perfect, but because God’s presence is active through our obedience.
So here’s our step today, and it needs to be specific.
Identify one environment you will walk into today.
Not hypothetically, actually.
Maybe it’s:
Your home after a long day
A meeting at work
A conversation you’ve been avoiding
A routine moment you usually overlook
Now ask yourself:
“What would it look like for heaven to show up here through me?”
Be concrete.
If tension is expected, bring peace
If negativity is common, bring encouragement
If impatience is normal, bring grace
If disconnection exists, bring intentional presence
And then do it.
Not perfectly, but intentionally.
Because this is where we can get stuck: we wait until they feel ready.
But obedience doesn’t begin with feelings, it begins with a decision.
We choose to align our actions with what God has already revealed.
And here’s something important to understand:
We don’t need full confidence to take a faithful step, we just need willingness.
God meets us in motion.
As we act, He strengthens us.
As we step, He guides us.
As we obey, He forms us.
This is how His will becomes clearer, not all at once, but over time.
And something powerful begins to happen when we live this way:
We stop separating “spiritual moments” from “regular life.”
Because all of life becomes spiritual.
There’s no divide between church and home, prayer and work, faith and action. It all comes together as one integrated life lived before God.
That’s what Jesus is inviting us into.
Not a segmented life, but a surrendered one.
So don’t overcomplicate today.
Don’t wait for a sign in the sky.
Don’t delay because you don’t have every answer.
Take the next step you already know to take, and bring heaven with you when you do.
Because God’s will is not hiding from you.
It’s waiting to be lived out, in the very places you’re already standing.
