One of the most common questions believers ask is also one of the most personal: What is God’s will for my life?

We ask it when we’re young and trying to decide what comes next. We ask it when careers change, families grow, opportunities disappear, or unexpected doors open. We can spend years confidently walking in one direction only to enter a new season and find ourselves asking the question all over again: God, what am I supposed to be doing now?

In “Pursuing Perfect Purpose,” Lee Wells shared that he is living in one of those seasons himself. After years of evangelizing and 15 years of ministry in Rockwall, he knows what it means to build something, become comfortable with it, and then sense God calling you toward something you cannot fully see yet. As Bishop D. G. Hargrove told him, sometimes “you’ve got to let go of the comfortable to receive greater.”

Romans 12 gives us hope for those uncertain seasons. Paul teaches that through surrender and the renewing of our minds, we can “prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

God’s will isn’t reserved for a select few who somehow crack a spiritual code. We can know God’s will. But Lee’s message challenges one of our assumptions about how we find it: purpose is often discovered while we’re moving, not while we’re standing still waiting for a map.

You Can Know the Will of God

Finding your purpose can sometimes feel mysterious. We imagine there must be one perfect decision hidden somewhere in the future, and if we make the wrong choice, we’ll miss everything God intended for us.

Scripture paints a different picture.

Paul prayed in Colossians 1 that believers would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in wisdom and spiritual understanding. Ephesians 5 tells us to understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 2 says we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared for us beforehand.

God has purpose for His people, and He wants us to walk in it.

The important word is walk.

Second Corinthians 5:7 says, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” Psalm 37 tells us that the steps of a good person are ordered by the Lord. Scripture continually describes our relationship with God not as standing still until we understand everything, but as walking faithfully with Him.

The will of God and the purpose of God are often caught in stride as we walk with Him.

Your Calling Comes After Your Relationship

Lee illustrated this through memories of dating his wife. They would go for walks together, and while she might want to know where they were going and how long they would be gone, he wasn’t particularly concerned about the destination.

He was holding the hand of the woman he loved.

The destination mattered less because he delighted in the relationship.

Psalm 37:23 says the Lord establishes the steps of the one who delights in Him. That changes the way we think about calling. We often want God to reveal the destination so we can decide whether we like the journey. God invites us to enjoy walking with Him and trust Him to establish our steps along the way.

Your calling comes after your relationship.

The most important question isn’t, God, where are You taking me? It is, God, am I walking closely with You?

When prayer becomes more than a request for instructions and turns into time spent enjoying God’s presence, He begins aligning our hearts with His. Proverbs 3 tells us to trust in the Lord rather than leaning on our own understanding. As we acknowledge Him in every part of life, He directs our paths.

Sometimes purpose becomes clearer because we finally get close enough to the One who already knows where we’re going.

Stop Watching God’s Will From the Sidelines

Imagine standing beside a busy Dallas-area highway during rush hour. Cars are moving past so quickly that the traffic can look like a solid wall. From a standstill, you might wonder how anyone could possibly merge into it.

But once you get onto the entrance ramp and begin accelerating, something changes.

Spaces appear.

They were there the whole time. You simply couldn’t recognize them while standing still.

Lee used that picture to describe the Kingdom of God. When we watch from the outside, we can convince ourselves there’s no place for us. The church already has teachers. Someone else can greet. Someone else can volunteer. Someone else can serve. Everyone appears to have a role, and we’re waiting for God to reveal ours before we do anything.

But as we begin moving with what God is already doing, opportunities become visible.

You begin to realize, I could serve there. I could help that person. I could use this ability. I could meet that need.

When you match your steps with the Kingdom through relationship, opportunities begin opening that you couldn’t see while standing still.

You Don’t Discover Purpose From the Grandstands

This is one of the central challenges of Pursuing Perfect Purpose: you cannot remain a spectator and expect to discover your place on the field.

Purpose requires participation.

Lee organized that principle around a simple acrostic: W-A-L-K — Work, Align, Lean, Know. Together, these four actions provide a practical biblical framework for pursuing God’s purpose in every season.

W — Work: Do What Your Hands Can Do Today

Ecclesiastes 9:10 says, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”

Notice how unspecific that instruction is.

Whatever your hand finds.

We sometimes wait for an extraordinary assignment while overlooking ordinary opportunities for faithfulness. We want God to reveal our calling before we’ll start serving, but often service is where calling becomes clear.

Not everyone is called to preach. Not everyone will sing, teach, or lead a visible ministry. But everyone can serve.

You can greet someone who walks through the doors. You can help an usher. You can pick up trash. You can volunteer. You can pray with someone. You can encourage a family. You can notice something that needs to be done and simply do it.

There’s something deeply spiritual about work.

Jesus said, “I must work the works of him that sent me.” If Jesus approached His Father’s will through faithful action, we shouldn’t be surprised when God develops our purpose the same way.

Sometimes the first step toward discovering what God wants you to do tomorrow is asking, “What can my hands do for His Kingdom today?”

A — Align: Let God Change What You Want

Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

That’s a prayer of alignment.

We often approach God’s will by asking Him to endorse our plans. Biblical prayer does something deeper: it brings our hearts into alignment with His.

Romans 12 contrasts being conformed by the external pressures of this world with being transformed through the renewing of our minds. The world continually pressures us from the outside, telling us what success should look like, what we should pursue, and what should matter most. The Spirit works from the inside, reshaping our thinking until our desires increasingly reflect God’s.

Psalm 37 says God will give us the desires of our hearts. That doesn’t simply mean God grants everything we happen to want. As we delight in Him, He can change what we desire. The more we walk with Him, talk with Him, and enjoy His presence, the more we begin loving what He loves.

Purpose becomes clearer when we stop asking God to align with our ambitions and start asking Him to align our hearts with His Kingdom.

L — Lean: Trust God When the Walk Gets Hard

Walking with God doesn’t mean the road will always be easy.

Jesus told His followers that they would experience trouble in this world. There will be seasons when we’re tired, confused, disappointed, or unable to understand what God is doing.

In those moments, we’re going to lean somewhere.

We can lean on our own understanding, or we can lean on God.

Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength. They will run without becoming weary and walk without fainting. Lee pictured that waiting as a boat tied securely while waves continue moving it. The water isn’t necessarily calm. The boat still rises and falls. But it remains connected to something secure.

That’s what dependence on God gives us.

The waves may continue. The questions may remain. You may not know exactly what the next season looks like. But you can stay connected to Jesus.

When you’re tired, lean.

When you don’t understand, lean.

When what God is asking feels bigger than your ability, lean.

You don’t have to possess enough strength for the entire journey today. Stay close to the One who does.

K — Know: Let the Spirit Guide What You Cannot See

The final piece is know—but not in the sense that we must understand everything before moving.

We don’t.

Jesus promised in John 16 that the Spirit of truth would guide His followers into truth. James tells us that if we lack wisdom, we can ask God, who gives generously.

The Holy Spirit can guide us where human knowledge cannot.

That means you don’t have to have the next ten years figured out before taking today’s step.

Abraham didn’t receive a detailed map when God called him to leave home. God told him to go, and the destination would be revealed along the way.

When Israel left Egypt, they knew God had a promise, but they didn’t understand every step required to reach it.

When they eventually stood before the walls of Jericho facing an obstacle bigger than anything they could overcome themselves, God’s instruction again required them to walk.

The principle remained the same: move in obedience and trust God to reveal what you need as you go.

Sometimes You Have to Leave the Comfortable for the Greater

This message carries additional weight because Lee wasn’t teaching purpose as an abstract idea. He was speaking from a season of transition.

His story has deep roots in the Rockwall, Texas community. After years in ministry, his work expanded into ranching and business. He formed Wells Cattle Co. in 2017, providing ranch-raised beef, and in 2018 opened Wells Cattle Co. Restaurant & Market in Rockwall. The Wells Burgers name has since become familiar to many families throughout the area, with an additional location opening in Royse City in 2025.

Yet accomplishments don’t eliminate the need to keep asking God what obedience looks like in the next season.

You can have history, experience, relationships, ministry, business success, and a comfortable rhythm—and God can still call you to keep walking.

That is where faith becomes personal.

Sometimes staying would be easier. Sometimes what God is leading us toward isn’t visible yet. But purpose isn’t found by protecting comfort at all costs. It is found by keeping our hand in God’s hand and trusting Him with the next step.

Finding Your Purpose Right Where You Are

You don’t have to travel far to find a place where God can use you.

For people searching for a church in Garland, TX, or throughout Murphy, Plano, Richardson, Rowlett, Wylie, Rockwall, and Royse City, it’s easy to wonder where we fit in God’s Kingdom. Families throughout Dallas County, Collin County, and Rockwall County are navigating career transitions, new seasons of family life, ministry questions, and decisions about the future.

You may be asking, What does God want from me now?

You don’t have to solve your entire future tonight.

Walk with Jesus.

Go to work with what is already in your hands. Align your heart with God’s Kingdom through prayer. Lean on Him when the journey becomes difficult. Trust the Holy Spirit to give you the wisdom you need for the next step.

And keep moving.

Purpose Is Discovered in the Walk

We often want God to give us the destination before we agree to begin the journey.

But faith rarely works that way.

God told Abraham to walk.

Israel had to walk out of Egypt.

Israel walked around Jericho.

And Paul tells us plainly: “We walk by faith, not by sight.”

Maybe you’ve spent months asking God to reveal His purpose while He has been waiting for you to take the next faithful step.

You don’t need a dramatic announcement before you can serve. You don’t need to know where the entire road leads. You don’t need every question answered.

Get close to Jesus. Take His hand. Enjoy walking with Him. Serve where you are. Stay aligned with His Kingdom. Lean on Him when you’re tired. Listen to His Spirit.

Work. Align. Lean. Know.

Then take another step.

Because sometimes the perfect purpose of God isn’t revealed before the journey begins.

It’s revealed as you walk.