🌸 What If “One Day” Is Today?

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24

The other day I realized something about myself.

There is hardly a day that goes by when I do not say some version of:

I will do that later.

When this happens, then I will…

One day.

And I started thinking about how much of my life I have quietly stored away for one day.

I have things in my house that I am saving for a rainy day.

A gift I bought for someone and somehow never gave.

Dishes I am saving for the right holiday or the right gathering.

Clothes I am waiting to wear when I lose a little weight, change my hair, or have somewhere special enough to go.

There are things I want to learn.

Places I want to go.

People I mean to call.

I still tell myself that one day I am going to speak Spanish fluently.

And somewhere along the way, I realized that I have been waiting for “one day” for much of my life.

But what exactly am I waiting for?

I think sometimes we imagine that our real life is going to begin when everything lines up just right.

When we have more time.

When we feel more confident.

When the house looks better.

When our body changes.

When the children are older.

When the money is right.

When life settles down.

Then we will wear it.

Use it.

Learn it.

Visit.

Call.

Celebrate.

Begin.

But life does not always send an announcement saying, This is the day you have been waiting for.

Sometimes the ordinary day we are living right now is the day.

I am here.

I am able.

I am healthy enough to enjoy some things now.

There are people I love who can still receive the gift, hear the words, answer the phone, sit around my table, and make a memory with me.

That matters.

I do not want to keep saving everything good for a version of life that may never look exactly the way I imagined.

Maybe I should use the dishes.

Wear the outfit.

Give the gift.

Make the call.

Start learning the Spanish I keep talking about.

Take the picture before I lose the weight.

Invite someone over before everything in the house is perfect.

Do something with what God has already placed in my hands.

There is wisdom in planning for tomorrow. But I am beginning to see that there is also wisdom in not postponing every bit of joy until tomorrow gets here.

Not the day when everything finally comes together.

This day.

Maybe “one day” is not somewhere out in the distance.

Maybe, for some of the things we keep postponing, one day is today.

Your MOMENT

What have you been saving for “one day”?

Something you own?

Something you want to learn?

Someone you need to call?

A place you want to go?

A part of yourself you keep telling yourself you will enjoy later?

You do not have to change your whole life today.

But maybe choose one thing you have been saving for one day—and bring it into today.

Use it.

Wear it.

Give it.

Call them.

Begin.

Every MOMENT Matters.

Trust God. Let’s Do This.

I recently heard the sweetest story.

Two little sisters, ages four and three, were walking into a new daycare classroom. The three-year-old was struggling with the change. Everything was unfamiliar, and she didn’t want to go.

Her four-year-old sister took her hand and said:

“Trust God. Everything is going to be okay. Let’s do this!”

Four years old.

She couldn’t promise her little sister what was waiting on the other side of that classroom door. She didn’t know whether she would like her teacher, make new friends, or have a good day.

But somehow, she knew enough to say, Trust God.

It made me think about Joshua.

God was leading Joshua and the Israelites into unfamiliar territory. There were things ahead that Joshua couldn't predict or control. Yet God didn't give him every detail about what was coming. He gave him something better:

“Be strong and of good courage… for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
— Joshua 1:9

The assurance wasn't that everything ahead would be easy.

The assurance was that God would be with him.

I wonder how many of us need that same reminder today.

Maybe you're standing at the door of something new. Maybe you're dealing with a change you didn't ask for. Maybe you know you need to move forward, but part of you would rather stay with what feels familiar.

Faith isn't having all the answers before we walk through the door.

Sometimes faith sounds like:

Trust God.
Take the hand that's reaching for you.
And take the next step.

And I love that she didn't stop at, “Everything is going to be okay.”

She added:

“Let’s do this!”

There comes a point when we have prayed, worried, questioned and thought about something long enough.

Now we have to walk.

Not because we know exactly what will happen.

Because we know Who is walking with us.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:5

🌸 Your MOMENT to Reflect

What change, new beginning, or unfamiliar place are you resisting right now?

Maybe today you don't need to figure everything out.

Maybe you just need to hear the wisdom of a four-year-old:

Trust God.
Everything is going to be okay.
Let’s do this!

Pause. Pray. Reflect. Grow.

Small Steps Create Big Shifts

Sometimes I think we underestimate what God can do with a small step.

We are often looking for the big change. The answered prayer. The breakthrough. The moment when everything finally falls into place.

A woman tending young plants in a garden, illustrating how small, faithful steps can grow into meaningful change over time.

But so much of life does not happen that way.

Sometimes growth looks like getting up and trying again.

Making the phone call you have been putting off.

Reading one chapter.

Walking for twenty minutes.

Saving a little instead of waiting until you can save a lot.

Praying for five quiet minutes because an uninterrupted hour simply is not happening today.

Choosing not to respond the way you would have responded six months ago.

None of those things may feel particularly life-changing in the moment.

But small does not mean insignificant.

I think about how often God works through small beginnings.

A shepherd boy with a sling.

A widow with a little oil.

A boy with five loaves and two fish.

A mustard seed.

Again and again, Scripture reminds us that God is not limited by what looks small to us.

Sometimes the shift we are praying for begins with one faithful step repeated over and over again.

And that is where I would place the new branded graphic.

Then we can build the remainder around the same format we have established:

📖 Scripture to Read This Week
The MOMENT
🙏 MOMENT Prayer
🌿 This Week's MOMENT Challenge
💛 Before You Go

Turn Intention Into Action

Confidence does not always arrive with a bold entrance. Sometimes, it builds quietly, step by step, as we choose to move forward even when we are unsure of the outcome.

A journal open to the words “Take One Step,” paired with the reminder to turn intention into action through prayer, reflection, faith, and small consistent steps.

But I am learning that I do not have to wait until I feel completely confident to begin.

Sometimes faith means taking the next step while I am still a little nervous.

We can pray about something. Think about it. Write it in our journals. Talk about what we hope to do. And all of those things have their place. But eventually, there comes a moment when intention has to become action.

The key is not waiting for the perfect moment. It is being willing to start with what God has already placed in your hands, right where you are.

Big goals can feel overwhelming when we look at the whole journey at once. But God often works through small beginnings and ordinary acts of faithfulness. One phone call. One application. One conversation. One page written. One idea finally put into motion.

Small steps taken consistently can become something much bigger than we imagined.

And perhaps that is where confidence really begins—not simply in believing I can do this, but in remembering I do not have to do it alone.

God can give us wisdom when we do not know what to do next. He can redirect us when our plans are not His plans. And He can give us courage to move when fear has kept us standing still.

“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
— Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)

You do not have to be fearless to move forward. You just have to be willing.

Willing to pray.
Willing to begin.
Willing to learn.
Willing to adjust.
Willing to trust God with what happens next.

Sometimes the prayer is not simply:

“Lord, show me what to do.”

Sometimes it becomes:

“Lord, You have shown me. Now give me the courage to do it.”

💛 Today’s MOMENT Question:

What have you been praying about, thinking about, or planning that may now require a step of action? What is one small thing you can do today—and trust God with the rest?

— Monica

Make Room for Growth

There are seasons when we can feel ourselves being stretched.

We know we are not quite where we used to be, but we are also not yet where we hope to be.

And that in-between place can feel uncomfortable.

We may question ourselves.

Am I ready for this?

Do I really have what it takes?

What if I try and it does not work?

But I am learning that confidence does not always arrive with a bold entrance.

Sometimes it builds quietly, one small step at a time.

It grows when we do the thing we were afraid to do.

When we try even though we are unsure of the outcome.

When we pray about something—and then have enough faith to move.

When we discover that God was already preparing us for something we did not think we were ready for.

Maybe confidence is not about believing that we have all the answers.

Maybe it is about trusting that God will meet us in the places where we do not.

📖 This Week’s Scripture

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.”
Philippians 1:6

I love the reminder in this verse that God is still working.

We are works in progress.

That means we do not have to have everything figured out today.

Growth is allowed to take time.

Sometimes we look at the whole goal—the new job, the ministry idea, the book, the business, the healthier relationship, the thing God has placed on our hearts—and become overwhelmed by how far away it seems.

But God does not always show us the entire road.

Sometimes He simply gives us enough light for the next step.

And then another.

And another.

The key is not waiting until we feel completely confident before we begin.

It is starting with what we have, where we are, and trusting God with what happens next.

Big goals are often accomplished through very ordinary acts of faithfulness.

One phone call.

One application.

One conversation.

One page written.

One boundary established.

One prayer prayed.

One brave yes.

Small steps may not feel impressive while we are taking them.

But small steps taken consistently can become a completely different life.

Today’s MOMENT

Is there something you have been putting off because you do not feel completely ready?

Take a moment and name it.

Then ask yourself:

What is one small step I can take today?

Not the whole plan.

Not the finished product.

Just the next step.

Then pray:

God, if this is where You are leading me, give me the courage to move.

🙏 MOMENT Prayer

Father,

Thank You that You do not expect me to have everything figured out before I begin.

When I doubt myself, remind me that my confidence does not have to come from having all the answers. My confidence can come from knowing that You are with me.

Give me courage to take the next step, wisdom to recognize Your direction, and patience with myself while I grow.

When fear tells me I am not ready, help me remember that You are still working in me.

Make room in my heart for growth, even when growth feels uncomfortable.

And help me become the woman You are calling me to be—one faithful step at a time.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

🌿 This Week’s MOMENT Challenge

Choose one thing you have been waiting to feel “ready” for.

Then take one small, intentional step toward it this week.

Send the email.

Make the call.

Write the first paragraph.

Ask the question.

Research the opportunity.

Have the conversation.

Start the application.

Or simply write down the idea you have been afraid to take seriously.

You do not have to finish it this week.

Just begin.

Then pay attention to what God teaches you while you move.

💛 Before You Go...

You do not have to be fearless to grow.

You just have to be willing.

Willing to try.

Willing to learn.

Willing to be redirected.

Willing to trust God with the parts you cannot see yet.

The woman you are becoming will not appear overnight.

She is being shaped in the prayers, decisions, mistakes, lessons, and small acts of courage you are making right now.

So give yourself permission to be a work in progress.

More importantly, give God room to continue His work in you.

Pause. Pray. Reflect. Grow.

Every moment matters—even the small ones that are helping you become.

— Monica Lynne Wilkins
Founder, MOMENT Moms