Another move. Another new address. Another opportunity to discover how God would meet me and use me.  

Trudging forward on God’s new path, I pressed into the unknown and determinedly focused on the God who was, once again, sending me. How would He use me here? Who here needed my life and testimony to grow closer to the Savior? In my journal, I made a new list of “My People,” the women I felt God wanted me to serve. It took a while for me to realize that God put other women in my life to help me grow!! I needed them, perhaps more than anyone needed me. 

At the start, my new focus seemed unselfish and God-centered. I could back it up with chapters and verses plucked from various places in Scripture. God would use me! He would touch others through me and grow them. People here need someone like me, I convinced myself. As a seasoned global worker, didn’t I have much to offer? Imagine my surprise when God whispered to my heart that I needed to grow and change. Who would God use to change me during this new season? What Scriptures and circumstances would influence me toward becoming more like Jesus? 

Nowhere in Scripture does God instruct us to make a splash. On the contrary, as often as I am willing to listen, His Word and Spirit teach me, “Just grow and be who God wants you to be.” No competition or comparison to others. No building up self or ensuring I am noticed and valuable to His kingdom work. 

Bigger, taller, louder, more famous, a bigger platform, more accolades… none of these equals growth. John the Baptist said it well, “He must increase; I must decrease.” John 3:30 

In God’s economy, less is more! Less of me, more of Him!