Here Am I, Lord. Send Me.

Growth Begins with Willingness

Growth rarely begins with certainty.
It begins with willingness.

Long before we feel ready, equipped, or brave enough, God asks a simple question—not loudly, not forcefully, but persistently:

Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?

Isaiah’s answer was not a plan.
It was not a résumé.
It was not a guarantee of safety.

It was simply:
Here am I, Lord. Send me.

The First Step Is Saying Yes

So much of faith begins with a yes.

Not a dramatic yes shouted from a mountaintop, but a quiet one, spoken in the heart. A yes that happens before the details are clear. A yes offered before the outcome is known.

Again and again, we hear this echoed in conversations about purpose, calling, and courage: the first step is not knowing how, it is being willing.

To say yes is to open ourselves to movement.
To growth.
To discomfort.

And often, to transformation.

Reaching Toward the Light

In nature, growth is directional.
Flowers stretch instinctively toward the light. They do not remain closed, folded inward, or rooted in shadow. They reach, even when the reach requires strain.

Faith works much the same way.

To follow Christ is not to remain still. It is to grow upward and outward, drawn toward the light of truth, even when that growth feels uncomfortable or costly.

Comfort rarely produces fruit.
Stretching does.

Stepping Beyond the Familiar

God’s invitations often arrive as gentle nudges:

• Speak when silence feels safer

• Serve when rest would be easier

• Go when staying feels more secure

They come as opportunities that feel just slightly beyond our reach.

To say Here am I is not to promise perfection.
It is to offer availability.

It is to trust that obedience matters more than readiness, and that God equips those He calls.

A Willing Heart

Faith is not passive.
It is active trust.

It is choosing to step forward when the path isn’t fully lit. It is believing that growth happens not in avoiding discomfort, but in following God through it.

When we say yes (when we offer ourselves with open hands) we participate in something larger than ourselves.

We grow.
We change.
We are sent.

This reflection inspired the Here Am I, Lord. Send Me. design—a reminder that willingness is often the beginning of calling.