When 10,000 Steps Feel Impossible!

A few sweet friends recently invited me to join a group committed to walking 10,000 steps a day.

It’s filled with wonderful women—faithful, disciplined, Jesus-loving friends who are encouraging one another toward better physical health. These are not women who neglect their spiritual lives. In fact, many of them inspire me deeply through their faith, their discipline, and their consistency.
And yet, when I joined the group…I became a lurker.

I watched their daily updates.
I celebrated their wins.
I admired their commitment.
I even purchased a STEP COUNTER!

But I could not post my own progress because, if I’m honest, I was in a season where even thinking about 10,000 physical steps felt overwhelming.

Not because I don’t care about my health.
Not because I don’t understand that our bodies are gifts from God that deserve stewardship.
But because some seasons of life, THIS SEASON OF MY LIFE, has required a completely different kind of movement.

Some seasons call us to run.
Some seasons call us to build.
Some seasons call us to fight for our health.
And some seasons require everything we have just to remain SITTING IN THE STILLNESS.

There are seasons where your real steps look like:
* Getting out of bed after devastating news.
* Caring for family members while trying to hold your own life together.
* Walking through grief that no one else fully understands.
* Managing personal health challenges.
* Leading and serving others while quietly carrying your own exhaustion.
* Holding onto faith when God feels silent.

Those steps are real.

And often, they are invisible.

No fitness tracker records the courage it takes to forgive someone who deeply hurt you.
No smartwatch congratulates you for surviving heartbreak without losing your faith.
No app sends a notification that says:
“Congratulations—you asked for help.”
“Congratulations—you chose rest instead of burnout.”
“Congratulations—you took one brave step toward healing.”

Yet those steps matter deeply to God.

Psalm 23 reminds us that the Good Shepherd “makes me lie down in green pastures.”

That scripture has challenged me in this season because STILLNESS does not always feel productive. Sometimes I confuse movement with progress. Sometimes I think if I’m not visibly accomplishing something, anything, I’m falling behind.

But PRAISE God. He does not measure our worth by physical productivity.

* Sometimes He calls us to move.
* Sometimes He calls us to be still long enough for Him to restore our soul.

I think about Elijah after his great victory on Mount Carmel. He had just experienced one of the greatest spiritual moments of his life—and then he collapsed in exhaustion and despair.
And what did God offer him?
Not pressure.
Not shame.
Not a bigger assignment.

God gave him food.
Rest.
Quiet.
Gentleness.

And only then did God give him direction.

Maybe that’s where you are today.
Maybe your next step is bold action.
Maybe it’s finally taking care of your physical health.
Maybe it’s having a hard conversation.
Maybe it’s pursuing healing.

Or maybe your holiest next step is simply resting.

For some women, this season may be about taking 10,000 PHYSICAL steps and some, just cheer friends on as they walk and pray for YOU!

Both matter. And heaven sees every single one.

10,000 Step Friends—I am cheering you on and I DID get a new pedometer. Even though the “official challenge” in this group is almost over—YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME, and I am going to use it!

I love you girls! You know hwo you are :))

Ps 119:32 “I run in the path of your commands for you have set my heart free!”

PS–JOIN ME IN MY FREE GROUP–A WOMAN”S PLACE to talk more about YOUR NEXT STEPS :))