Joni Eareckson Tada, the well-known Christian encourager and quadriplegic, recently described the progress of her Christian life as a long series of “taking small steps of drastic obedience.” That’s how she has managed a half century in a wheelchair. “Those small moments of drastic obedience end up building a lifetime of integrity,” she said.¹

We all progress spiritually by taking small steps of drastic obedience. Consider Joseph! After his dreams were shattered by Mary’s pregnancy, an angel appeared to him in a dream telling him to take Mary as his wife. He was bewildered, but he took the necessary steps of drastic obedience.

How about you? Is there a small step of drastic obedience you should take to further your spiritual growth? What is it? God calls us to respond in obedience whether we understand why or not. Ask God to help you be open to His instruction and willing to be obedient in every situation.

I think I got here from taking small steps of drastic obedience, tiny, little steps forward and a few back. Yes. But always forward, always moving forward, always pushing through the pain.
Joni Eareckson Tada