The Beauty Of Staying In Your Lane.

It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it? Staying in the lane God designed for you. While some are called to stand out in the spotlight, others—like me—are called to the quiet, unnoticed places. Places that may go overlooked unless you’re paying attention to the whispers and prompts of the Holy Spirit.

Once upon a time, I tried to make plans. I lived by a schedule and kept a to-do list longer than my arm every day. Burnout came, roadblocks happened, and I felt constantly unsatisfied. No matter how much I achieved, the goalpost in my mind always seemed to move, taking up so much of my mental space. I was exhausted, not just physically but spiritually.

By the world’s standards, I stopped “keeping up” a long time ago. I have an old phone, an even older computer, a second-hand car, and a weatherboard house that always needs repairs. The need to keep up with the Joneses, or the desire to be seen-has long disappeared from my heart.

And you know what? When you’re living day to day, something shifts. Your perspective changes. You begin to see things differently, through a lens that’s less about achieving and more about noticing. You realize that every moment has the potential for God to show up-not just in your life but in the lives of others.

I find myself drawn to the small, everyday moments. Like sitting with the homeless man near my favorite coffee shop, listening to his stories. Or pushing a trolley for an overwhelmed mama who’s at her breaking point. I’ve prayed in grocery aisles with weeping mothers, slipped into moments of intercession for strangers without them knowing, and paid for orders in the drive-thru for the car behind me, simply because the Lord prompted.

I’ve walked across busy streets with elderly ladies, shielding them from impatient drivers who couldn’t spare a few extra seconds. These aren’t big things by the world’s standards, but they feel like big things to my heart. Because I believe in a God who shows up in the smallest acts of kindness, the moments we might otherwise overlook.

I don’t think I’m called to the big stage, to stand in front of thousands and boldly declare what God is doing. I have friends who are called to that life, and they carry it with such grace. But me? My heart beats for the miracles in the quiet moments. The answers to prayers that happen in the grocery store, the parking lot, or the checkout line. The seemingly ordinary meetings that I know God designed.

And I’ve learned that there’s beauty in staying in your lane. When I stop comparing my life to someone else’s, I realize just how full mine already is. The big things and the small things—they all matter to God. He’s not keeping score of who’s louder or who’s more visible. He’s looking for hearts willing to serve, however that may look.

Maybe your lane is similar to mine. Maybe it feels like no one sees the work you’re doing, the prayers you’re praying, the kindness you’re offering. But let me remind you: God sees it all. And He’s in all of it. Those little nudges you feel to stop, to help, to listen, to pray—they’re not little to Him. They’re everything.

So, stay in your lane. The one God created just for you. Because it’s in this lane—your lane—that He’ll use you in ways you never expected. Ways that might not make headlines, but will make heaven rejoice.

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” – Colossians 3:23

Let the world rush around you. You don’t have to keep up. Just stay in step with Him. That’s where the real beauty is found.

So here’s my questions for you today…

1.What does your lane look like?

2.Who else in your life needs the encouragement to keep on doing what they’re doing and showing up in the lane God has chosen for them?

Love Sarah x.

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