“Keep Stepping!”
My beloved mother recently said, “There will be many disappointments in life—keep stepping on them until you reach your destination.”
What wisdom—and yes, she is spot on! Disappointments are inevitable and unavoidable, but they don’t have to be final. Every letdown can become a stepping stone if you refuse to stop moving.
Joseph understood this. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, and thrown into prison, his life was filled with disappointment. Yet he kept stepping, and in Genesis 50:20 he declared, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” What others meant for harm became the very platform God used to lift him up.
Paul echoed this same truth in Philippians 3:13–14: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” I get it, disappointments can sometimes weigh you down, but determination in Christ will always propel or push you forward.
So Beloved, when life knocks you down, don’t camp in the valley—keep stepping. What looks like a stumbling block today may be the very stone God uses to elevate you tomorrow.
Pray with me:
Father God, thank You for reminding me that disappointment is not the end. Help me to keep stepping in faith, turning obstacles into stepping stones, and pressing toward the destiny You’ve set before me. In Jesus’ name we pray, believe, receive, and praise. Amen.
4GIVEN 