The Narrow Way

God is expanding things.

Doors are opening.
Favor is following.
People are listening now.
Assignments are getting bigger.
Rooms feel heavier.
The platform is rising.

But even as I rise, I’ve made a decision:
I’m staying grounded.

Because elevation without foundation is dangerous.
And I’ve seen what happens when influence outgrows intimacy.
When platforms become idols.
When applause becomes louder than God’s voice.

And I refuse to trade presence for performance.

This isn’t about being seen.
This is about being steady.

Because when God starts elevating your life, it’s not a reward, it’s a responsibility.
It means people are watching.
It means lives are being impacted.
It means your yes is carrying weight.

So while others chase visibility, I’m chasing rootedness.
Because I don’t just want to go far, I want to go deep.

Colossians 2:6–7 says,
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith… overflowing with thankfulness.”

Rooted and built up.
Not one or the other… both.

So yes, I’ll take the stage if He sends me.
Yes, I’ll speak if He gives me words.
Yes, I’ll carry what He places in my hands.
But I will never let the assignment distract me from the Altar.

Because my influence is nothing without His voice.
My success is nothing without His presence.
My reach is nothing without His Word guiding me.

I don’t want to be busy, I want to be anchored.
I don’t want to impress, I want to impact.
And impact that’s eternal only comes from intimacy.

So every morning, I go low.
I bow first.
I listen longer.
I stay hidden when He tells me to.
Because I’d rather be known in heaven than famous on earth.

I’m growing… but I’m staying grounded.
And if I feel my ego rising, I go back to my knees.
If I feel the pressure rising, I get in His presence.
Because the same God who elevated me is the same One who keeps me.

I will not be shaken.
I will not be swayed.
I will not lose myself chasing what I already have in Him.

So yes, this is a new season.
Yes, more is being entrusted to me.
But more influence only means more dependence on Jesus.

I don’t want to just be seen.
I want to be rooted.

And as long as my roots are deep, I know the fruit will take care of itself.