What’s Next?

By Melissa McGath | August 19, 2026

What’s next?

It’s a question I’ve thought about and have asked God more times than I can count.

As a leader, it almost feels like part of the job. What’s next for the business? What’s next for our team? What’s next for VOOM? What’s next for me?

Planning ahead isn’t wrong. It’s part of the responsibility I’ve been given. But lately, I’ve started wondering if that instinct has also become one of my weak spots.

I’m realizing I’ve spent more time asking God to provide new opportunities than thanking Him for the ones He’s already placed in front of me.

If I’m honest, I had a picture of what growth would look like after transitioning to a Christian agency. I imagined larger clients and larger projects as signs we were moving in the right direction. Those aren’t bad desires, but somewhere along the way, I started expecting God to answer my question, “What’s next?” with something bigger.

This season has challenged that expectation. Slowly, my prayers started changing.

“Lord, help me embrace the opportunities You’ve already placed in front of me.”

I’m reminded of Jesus’ words in Luke:

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much….” (Luke 16:10)

In the past, my attention naturally settled on the word much.

Lately, I’ve found myself pondering a different word.

Least.

Not because some people or their work matter less, but because I had confused the size of an opportunity with its significance. Jesus wasn’t asking me to assign greater value to bigger opportunities. He was asking whether I would be faithful with what He had already placed in front of me.

I used to read Luke 16:10 thinking about what God might entrust to me someday. Now I’m beginning to think He’s inviting me to pay attention to what He’s already entrusted to me today.

As we’ve transitioned to serving more Christian organizations and small businesses, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know the people behind them. They’re pastors, founders, nonprofit leaders, and business owners who care deeply about the people they serve. They’re solving pressing problems, carrying real responsibility, and faithfully stewarding what God has entrusted to them.

Profitability still matters, and stewardship requires it. But somewhere along the way, my desire shifted. More than pursuing larger opportunities, I find myself wanting to partner with people who are faithfully serving the people God has entrusted to them.

I’m realizing how often I’ve looked toward tomorrow for reassurance when God has been pointing me to what was already in front of me.

I’m still asking God what’s next. I probably always will.

But I’m beginning to notice that before He answers my question about tomorrow, He often draws my attention back to today.

The client in front of me.

The conversation already on today’s calendar.

They aren’t placeholders until the next project comes along.

They are today’s assignment. And gift.

Maybe faithfulness isn’t found in waiting for what’s next.

Maybe it’s simply recognizing what He’s already placed in my hands.

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If this resonated with you, I encourage you to complete the free Stewardship Audit for Leaders I created. It’s a short worksheet to help you uncover where you may be measuring success by what’s next instead of faithfully stewarding what’s already in your hands.

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much….”

— Luke 16:10a