Proverbs 20:24“A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?”Today's Episode: WALKING WITHOUT THE WHOLE MAPIt was close to midnight, and I was driving by myself down one of those scary pine-tree-dark Mississippi roads.It was raining. I was exhausted.I volunteered at a small Baptist church to bring our youth ministry event to kids who couldn’t afford the big ‘ticketed’ one across town. No lights, no smoke machines or headliner groups. This time, “we” was mostly me.I brought music, games, energy and love. But at the end I was spent—wondering why I’d driven so far, worked free on my day off, in the middle of a ministry tour.Then Fred Hammond’s “Your Steps Are Ordered” came on.Somewhere between the rain and those Mississippi trees, I started singing with Fred, and started crying.Not sad crying.I’m talking about those tired tears of surrender and relief that come when your soul finally understands what your brain has been arguing with.Proverbs 20:24 says:“A man’s steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?”There it was.My problem wasn’t that the road made no sense. My problem was assuming it had to make sense before I could trust it.Ain’t it funny how we want God to hand us the whole map?Where is this going? How long will it take? Will this even matter?But GPS doesn’t explain the whole journey. It gives you the next turn.Sometimes faith works the same way.Turn here.Serve there.Call them.Show up.Keep going.That night, I realized those steps had been ordered before I understood what God was serving through them.And I love that word—ordered.It can mean arranged, but it also sounds like ordering a meal. Maybe God had ordered strength, encouragement, dignity and hope for those Mississippi children—and my tired feet were part of the delivery.Does that mean every choice is automatically God’s will? Not even. We can take wrong turns, ignore wisdom and confuse impulse with instruction.But even then, grace knows how to recalculate the route.You may not understand the road you’re on. You may only see far enough for one more faithful step.Take it.The whole map was never your responsibility.Faithfulness is.🔥 REMEMBEROrdered steps may feed somebody before they make sense.🙏🏽 PRAYERLord, I choose to trust the next step You’ve ordered.🎯 TODAY’S CHALLENGEName one faithful step you’ve taken without seeing the outcome. Let this settle you: you obeyed what you knew. Trust God with where it leads.About the AuthorFred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and Christian Hip Hop pioneer. To learn more about Fred and what he’s up to now…click here or you can find him in all the socials by searching the handle: heyfredlynch📱 Experience Proverbs Daily by Subscribing!Ready to receive daily wisdom directly on your phone?Go to proverbsdaily.org for the app or just click that Subscribe button right now!

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