Standing Steady on Shifting Ground

When I think about the truth of God’s Word, I don’t picture it as a list of rules to follow. For me, it feels more like a steady hand on my shoulder when the ground underneath is shifting. 

 There was a time when I was easily swayed, by other people’s opinions, by the loudest voice in the room, by the need to keep the peace even if it meant quieting what I knew to be true. I can still feel how exhausting that was. Like I was trying to stand strong on moving sand.

 Romans 12:2 became a lifeline. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. I realized renewal doesn’t happen in the rush. It happens in the showing up. Day after day. Sometimes with a heart full of questions. Sometimes with nothing more than the decision to open my Bible anyway. Over time, that daily returning began to shift something in me.

 It’s been a slow change… catching myself one step earlier than I used to. Choosing love when it’s not convenient. Holding my ground in truth when it would be easier to nod along. Steadfastness, for me, hasn’t always looked like bold confidence. Sometimes it’s been as small as staying at the table when my feelings wanted to walk away.

 Sound doctrine has been my anchor in all of it. It’s the reminder that I’m not standing on my own wisdom or strength, but on God’s unchanging truth. And maybe that’s what spiritual maturity really is…. learning, little by little, that obedience in the small things is what shapes who we become.