"So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord, what do you want me to do?" Then the Lord said to him, "Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
Acts 9:6 (NKJV)
Most people like to have things figured out in advance. Some people are more spontaneous than others and are willing to take a step without knowing what the next one might be, but almost everyone likes to have a plan where they know what is going to happen next and what needs to be done to be successful. For many of us, the more information and details we have, the more willing we are to do what we need to do. But whether we know one step, two steps, or three steps we need to take, we still need to take the first step.
Paul, who was formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, did great things for God once he met Jesus. Many people admire the Apostle Paul and desire to do great things for God like he did, but they don't know where to start. The good thing is, that anything we do for God starts with the first step. And, we can learn a great lesson from the life of Paul, we need to take the step we know to take, no matter how many steps after that we may or may not know about.
In Acts 6, we see that Paul wanted to know what God wanted him to do, and all Paul got was a first step. What if Paul had not taken that first step, would he have ever known the next step and done the things God wanted him to do? What if Paul had said he was going to wait until God gave him some more information before moving? If that was the case, Paul would never have moved. We need to be like Paul and take the step we have now. As we do, God will give us more steps, and lead us step by step into His wonderful plan for our life!
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