Walking With God Through Small Acts of Obedience | PIP

Can I tell you something? Hand to heart, I sat across from my new friend Sharon and I kept thinking, I want to be like her. She travels to nearly 60 countries, carries four devotional books on every trip, and before she even leaves she prays and asks God to guide her to the people who need those books. Let me tell you, that is holy habit in practice.

Sharon taught me a simple, beautiful truth: our job is often just to say yes. She said yes to being a deacon moderator, and God used that yes to stir a deeper devotion to intercessory prayer. You hear stories like this and you think, could I do that? Here's the thing, you can. Sharon's obedience looked small and steady. She texted each person in her region a simple question, how can I pray for you today, and then she followed through by writing thoughtful prayers and keeping the conversation private and sacred.

You see, there is real power in small faithful acts. Ecclesiastes 4:12 talks about a cord of three strands, and Sharon described the two people and God forming that strong bond. She kept her texts, she kept a spreadsheet, and she kept returning to prayers she had written. One woman put Sharon's card in her pocket before a cancer checkup and later told Sharon how much that tangible prayer meant. That is not coincidence. That is God showing up in the ordinary yes.

I love that Sharon doesn't overcomplicate it. She told me she learned a practical system from a friend and then adapted it with an Excel sheet. She encourages speaking a prayer into your phone if writing is hard, and she reminds deacons to wait until they can send a thoughtful written prayer rather than a hurried promise. It's simple fidelity, not performance.

If you want to put this into practice, try a few of the ways Sharon lives out prayerful obedience.

• Text one person today and ask how you can pray for them, then write one sentence and save it where you can find it later.
• Create a simple chart or contact list for ongoing prayers, even a blank note on your phone will do.
• When someone asks for prayer, respond with a written prayer rather than a quick yes and a forgetful heart.
• Follow up. Go back to the text stream, ask how it's going, and show that prayer formed a connection.

I don't know about you, but this blesses me more than I expected. Most of the time, when I take a minute to pray and write it down for someone, I leave feeling encouraged and closer to God. Sharon's story reminded me that obedience doesn't need to look dramatic. It can be a five minute yes, a card held in a pocket, a verse offered at just the right time. God is faithful to use those small acts in ways we can't imagine.

Friends, if this episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to listen, share it with someone who needs a little practical faith encouragement, and leave feedback about how a small yes changed your life. Your stories of faithful obedience inspire others and keep this work of prayer alive.