Becoming More | Take The Step | Week Five

Becoming More | Take The Step | Week Five | Dr. Larry Baucom & Dr. Troy Doucet | September 24, 2023

Becoming More | Take The Step (Week 5)

Dr. Larry Baucom and Dr. Troy Doucet lead the fifth week of “Becoming More” – a series that follows the life of Moses.

Are there events in your life (good or bad) that have changed the trajectory of your future? Have you ever had a “burning bush” moment where God was near? Do you look for similarities or differences in others? Do you have some old beliefs that no longer serve you?

The path of deconstruction is not a path of destruction – you are not trying to destroy those childhood beliefs that brought you to this point, the goal is to gently examine them and ask “do I still believe this?”.

The journey to reconstruction is one that urges you to try to redeem old beliefs and build something better. You are leaving behind the old in order to uphold and embody the new – see it as a process of replacing and renewing instead of emptying, leveling, destroying. This shift in thinking can help stave off feelings of hopelessness and loneliness.

Our faith should mature as we do. Our early beliefs, our childhood faith, brings us only so far in life. The journey of reconstruction can help you build a robust faith that is strong enough to withstand the challenges we go through as adults – death, divorce, pain, suffering, and fear.

 

1. Despite objections and excuses, Moses begins his heroic journey.

The journey to becoming more is not easy – we (rightly so) make excuses and delay that first step. Take it. Fear not; God is already working out the problems before you even get there.

Remember that actions speak louder than words. Faithfulness, the act of living with devotion, loyalty, commitment, trustworthiness, and reliability is what God desires for your life – not simply a proclamation of having faith. We will falter along the journey, but that’s the point. Failure is only failure if you stop trying to make it right again.

 

2. Walking in obedience to God is not the path of least resistance.

What you most want to find is often found where you least want to look. Who you most want to become is accomplished by doing what you least want to do. If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t force you to be better. If you don’t fight the dragon, you won’t get the gold.

3. Being set free is not automatic but often a process.

Do you ever feel like you take that first step, you start the journey, but things get worse? Do you give up? How can you become more and keep going through the challenges? Keep saying yes, keep going, keep looking for guidance and accountability, keep taking the next step.