Getting Started This Week | Prone To Wander Week 5
May 04 - May 09, 2026
Getting Ready For The Week
This Week's Focus:
This week, we look at the women who quietly, but powerfully, kept God’s promises alive.
In Exodus 1–2, God uses Moses’ mother, sister, and the Israelite midwives to protect His people and advance His plan. Their courage wasn’t loud or dramatic in human terms, but it was decisive. These women took risks, made choices of faith, and trusted God’s providence in circumstances they couldn’t fully control.
God’s work often shows up in ordinary lives doing extraordinary things. He doesn’t just call leaders, prophets, or kings, He works through faithful hearts willing to act.
This week, we will:
No matter how invisible your efforts feel, remember this: God’s plan is unfolding, and He uses people like you to carry it forward.
This week, we look at the women who quietly, but powerfully, kept God’s promises alive.
In Exodus 1–2, God uses Moses’ mother, sister, and the Israelite midwives to protect His people and advance His plan. Their courage wasn’t loud or dramatic in human terms, but it was decisive. These women took risks, made choices of faith, and trusted God’s providence in circumstances they couldn’t fully control.
God’s work often shows up in ordinary lives doing extraordinary things. He doesn’t just call leaders, prophets, or kings, He works through faithful hearts willing to act.
This week, we will:
- Recognize God’s work through ordinary people
- See how courage and obedience advance God’s purposes
- Learn to trust that our small acts of faith matter
No matter how invisible your efforts feel, remember this: God’s plan is unfolding, and He uses people like you to carry it forward.
Getting Started This Week
The midwives feared Pharaoh, yet they obeyed God. Moses’ mother hid her son, trusting God would deliver him. His sister watched and intervened at the right moment.
Ordinary courage changes history. The seemingly small acts of faith in the midst of fear and oppression set the stage for God’s rescue.
Many of us feel small or inadequate in our spiritual lives, like we couldn’t possibly impact God’s plan. But Scripture reminds us: He chooses ordinary people who trust Him to advance His purposes.
This week, we’ll see that courage, obedience, and faithfulness in the everyday are exactly how God accomplishes His extraordinary work. And the journey continues: God’s faithfulness in the shadows prepares the way for His deliverance in the light.
Ordinary courage changes history. The seemingly small acts of faith in the midst of fear and oppression set the stage for God’s rescue.
Many of us feel small or inadequate in our spiritual lives, like we couldn’t possibly impact God’s plan. But Scripture reminds us: He chooses ordinary people who trust Him to advance His purposes.
This week, we’ll see that courage, obedience, and faithfulness in the everyday are exactly how God accomplishes His extraordinary work. And the journey continues: God’s faithfulness in the shadows prepares the way for His deliverance in the light.
Scriptures For The Week
Scripture Helps Us Hear God And Live His truth.
- Tuesday | Exodus 1:15–22 | The Israelite midwives
- Wednesday | Exodus 2:1–10 | Moses’ birth and protection
- Thursday | Hebrews 11:23 | Faith of Moses’ parents
- Friday | Romans 8:28 | God works all things together
- Saturday | James 2:17 | Faith in action
Weekly Memory Verse
Read It Once A Day. Let It Shape How You Think And Pray This Week.
23It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s command.
Hebrews 11:23 NLT
Hebrews 11:23 NLT
Digging Deeper (Optional)
Go Deeper If You'd Like - No Pressure
Bible Project - Exodus 1-18
This video gives a big-picture view of how God begins His rescue story through unexpected people and difficult circumstances.
As You Watch, Notice:
This video gives a big-picture view of how God begins His rescue story through unexpected people and difficult circumstances.
As You Watch, Notice:
- How God is working even when He seems unseen
- The role of ordinary people in carrying out His plan
- How faith and courage show up in quiet but powerful ways
Reflect
Reflection Helps Us Pause, Listen, And Let God Speak To Our Hearts.
- Where in my life do I feel unseen or insignificant right now?
- What small step of obedience might God be inviting me into?
- When have I seen God work through something that felt ordinary at the time?
- What fears tend to hold me back from acting in faith?
- How can I trust that God is working, even when I don’t see immediate results?
Optional "More"
Read
If you want to spend more time in Scripture this week, these passages expand on the themes of faith, courage, and God working through ordinary people:
Worship | Spotify
The Exodus Daily Rhythm of Worship Playlist
If you want to spend more time in Scripture this week, these passages expand on the themes of faith, courage, and God working through ordinary people:
- Exodus 1:8–14 | The oppression that sets the stage for courageous faith
- Psalm 56:3–4 | Trusting God in moments of fear
- Isaiah 41:10 | God’s presence in uncertainty
- Matthew 5:14–16 | Faithfulness that shines, even when it feels small
- 1 Corinthians 1:27–29 | God using what seems weak to accomplish His purposes
- Galatians 6:9 | Not growing weary in doing good
Worship | Spotify
The Exodus Daily Rhythm of Worship Playlist
Ready To Begin?
You don’t have to have everything figured out.
Just take the next step.
This week is about learning to trust God in real, everyday moments, not just the big ones.
This week, watch closely for where He is moving, and trust that even the quiet, unseen steps matter.
Tomorrow, we’ll see how God calls and sets apart ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and how that same invitation is for you today.
Just take the next step.
This week is about learning to trust God in real, everyday moments, not just the big ones.
This week, watch closely for where He is moving, and trust that even the quiet, unseen steps matter.
Tomorrow, we’ll see how God calls and sets apart ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and how that same invitation is for you today.