🌄 Failing Forward – Day 2 What God Actually Expects from You

Spoiler: Not perfection.

Scripture

Micah 6:8 — “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Devotional

Many believers live under a quiet, exhausting assumption:
“God expects me to get this right.”

We imagine a standard of flawless obedience — no mistakes, no repeated struggles, no weak moments — and then feel crushed when reality doesn’t match the ideal. But Scripture paints a very different picture of God’s expectations.

Micah 6:8 is stunning in its simplicity. God does not say:

• “Be perfect.”

• “Never stumble again.”

• “Achieve spiritual excellence.”

Instead, He calls us to walk with Him — humbly, dependently, honestly.

God knows your limitations. He formed you. He understands your wounds, your patterns, your history, and the tight places where you still struggle. His expectation is not perfection, but connection.

He wants your honesty more than your flawless performance.
He delights in your turning toward Him, not in you pretending you don’t need grace.

Perfection was never your assignment. Walking with God — even imperfectly — is.

And He calls that good.

Reflection Question

Where have you been holding yourself to a standard God never asked of you?

Journal Prompt

Write about an area where you feel pressured to be perfect.
Then rewrite that pressure into God’s actual invitation for you:
“Walk with Me here.”