Some nights you stand under the heavens and it’s as if the stars themselves are shouting. You feel small, yet strangely seen. The weight of the universe presses in, and your heart whispers, Does God have a plan for me?
Yes. Before the Lord spoke those stars into being, He formed you. Not as an afterthought. Not as a footnote. You are His workmanship, crafted in Christ Jesus for good works prepared before time itself (Ephesians 2:10). That means your life isn’t random. That means even in the mess, you are still inside His story.
The Chaos Is Not the End
You may be walking through confusion right now — broken dreams, unanswered prayers, a road that looks like it’s going nowhere. But heaven has not lost track of you. The detours, the delays, the dark nights of the soul are not proof of God’s absence; they are the very places where His unseen hand is shaping you. Finding purpose in life begins when you stop measuring God by your circumstances and start trusting Him for who He is.
Think of Joseph in the pit, David in the cave, Ruth gleaning scraps in a foreign field. All of them looked like “nobodies” going nowhere — until God’s moment came. Your messy season may be the prelude to His miracle.
Seeing Through Heaven’s Eyes
Learning to see with heaven’s eyes changes everything. A tapestry looks like knots and tangles from the back, but turn it over and you see the picture. In the same way, your Father is weaving a pattern you can’t yet see. The disappointments, delays, and closed doors are threads of a design meant to glorify Him and grow you.
That is why Paul could write from prison about joy. That is why believers through the centuries have sung hymns in chains. They had glimpsed the bigger story and chosen to trust.
Anchoring Your Heart in Messy Seasons
So what can you do when life feels chaotic? Trust is not a feeling; it’s a posture. These practices help anchor your heart:
God’s Call Out of the Ordinary
The Lord never called His sons and daughters to a life of spiritual autopilot. He is calling you out of the ordinary, out of the trap of just “getting by,” into a life that radiates His glory. Trusting His plan is not passive resignation; it’s active surrender, a daily “yes” to His leading.
This may mean stepping out of your comfort zone. It may mean forgiving someone who wounded you, or saying “yes” to an assignment that scares you. It may mean sowing into others when you yourself feel empty. Each “yes” to God is a seed that will bear fruit in His time.
Stories of Mess Turned to Mission
Ruth’s faithfulness in obscurity positioned her to be the great-grandmother of David. Joseph’s faithfulness in prison prepared him to govern Egypt and save his family. Peter’s failure led to humility that made him a rock of the early church. These stories prove that the very things we think disqualify us can become the very things God uses to qualify us.
Your story is still being written. The ashes you see may become the soil of your greatest testimony.
Walking Step by Step
You may not see the entire roadmap, but you can take the next step. Ask the Lord each morning, “What’s my assignment today?” Then do that, and leave tomorrow in His hands. Over time, the steps form a path and the path reveals a destiny.
God’s will is rarely a straight highway; it’s more like a series of small obediences. Each one builds trust. Each one shapes your heart. And each one draws you closer to the One who wrote your story before the foundation of the world.
Dare to Believe God for More
Break out of the mindset that says your life is destined to be small or insignificant. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in you. He can breathe fresh vision, fresh courage, and fresh creativity into your calling. Ask Him to enlarge your heart and open your eyes. Dare to pray bold prayers again. Dare to believe God for more than a routine Christian existence.
A Book to Stir Your Heart
If your soul is hungry for more than clichés, Billy M. Murchison Jr.’s Becoming God’s Epic: Fulfilling Your Purpose in Christ is a wake-up call. It’s not a manual for “nice Christians” but a challenge to rise up into the destiny God has etched into your being. Within its pages you’ll find practical wisdom and fresh insight that will push you deeper into Scripture, closer to Jesus, and stronger in your commitment to Him.
This book is for those who sense there must be more to their walk with God — more joy, more power, more fruit. It invites you to trade dull religion for a vibrant life with the living God and to discover the epic story He planned for you from the beginning.