Plans, Purposes, & Pursuits Week 1

Day 6

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:7

At some point, we have to stop circling the question, and start stepping into the answer.

We’ve thought about it. We’ve prayed about it. We’ve wrestled with it. But there comes a moment where continuing to delay is no longer wisdom, it’s avoidance.

Because clarity has a responsibility attached to it.

And for many people, the issue isn’t that God hasn’t spoken, it’s that they haven’t responded.

Joshua stood at that exact moment.

Moses was gone. The wilderness season was over. The promise was in front of him, but it wasn’t going to possess itself.

God didn’t give Joshua a step-by-step breakdown of every battle, every obstacle, every decision.

He gave him something both simpler and more demanding: Be strong. Be courageous. Obey.

That was enough.

And it’s still enough.

The tension we often feel is this: we want certainty before we act. But God calls for obedience before we see the outcome.

That’s what makes faith, faith.

Here are four guiding questions for discerning God’s will:

• What is God’s Word saying?

• What is God’s Voice (the Holy Spirit) saying?

• What is wise counsel saying?

• What is your spiritual authority saying?

And here’s the key: these are not meant to work in isolation, they work together.

This is powerful, like lining up lights in the water so we know it’s safe to move forward. When they align, we don’t hesitate… we go.

But here’s where many people get stuck:

They keep re-checking the lights…
They keep asking for more confirmation…
They keep waiting for a feeling of total confidence…

And in the process, they delay the very step God is asking them to take.

But obedience rarely feels comfortable.

Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s movement in spite of it.

And if we wait until we feel completely ready, we may never move at all.

So this is where everything from the past five days comes together.

We’ve:

• Re-engaged with the truth that God is a good Father

• Begun to recognize how our beliefs show up in real life

• Faced the tension of surrender

• Practiced bringing heaven into our daily environments

• Started renewing our mind with God’s Word

Now it’s time to act.

Not hypothetically. Not eventually.

Today.

Here’s our steps:

1. Identify One Area We’ve Been Delaying

Be honest.

Where have we been hesitating?

• A conversation we need to have

• A step of obedience we’ve been avoiding

• A decision we keep postponing

• A habit we know needs to change

We already know what it is.

2. Run It Through the Filters

Don’t overcomplicate it, but don’t skip this either.

• Does it align with God’s Word?

• Do we sense the Holy Spirit prompting us toward it?

• Would wise, godly counsel affirm it?

• Does it respect the authority structures in our lives?

If those are lining up, even imperfectly, we don’t need more delay.

We need movement.

3. Take the Step

Not perfectly.
Not fearlessly.
But faithfully.

Send the message.
Start the conversation.
Make the adjustment.
Take the initiative.

Because this is where God meets us, not just in thinking, but in doing.

And here’s what we’ll begin to discover:

Clarity grows as we walk, not as we wait.

The more we obey, the more we recognize His voice.
The more we step out, the more we see His faithfulness.
The more we trust Him, the more confident we become in following Him.

But it starts with one step.

Now, Reflect Honestly

At the end of today, don’t just move on. Pause and process.

Ask yourself:

• Did I trust God as my Father today, or did I try to control everything?

• Where did I surrender, and where did I resist?

• Did I bring His presence into my environment?

• What did I sense God doing in me as I obeyed?

This reflection matters because it reinforces growth.

It helps you see that God’s will is not just about outcomes, it’s about formation.

He is shaping us into someone who:

• Trusts Him more deeply

• Obeys Him more quickly

• Reflects Him more clearly

And over time, something shifts.

We stop living hesitant and uncertain.
We stop second-guessing every step.
We stop viewing God’s will as something distant and mysterious.

Instead, we begin to live with a quiet confidence:

God is with me.
God is leading me.
And as I trust and obey, I am walking in His will.

Not perfectly, but faithfully.

And that’s the life we were called to live.