As Christians, we are called to live life with our eyes on Christ. We live with a sense of purpose, the wideness of eternity ahead and a great harvest of lost souls all around.

But living out the big picture of God’s purpose and promise requires us to take small steps.

Sometimes the steps seem more significant than others. Sharing the gospel with a neighbor seems more important than tying a little one’s shoe or choosing to be kind and cheerful to the cashier in a slow checkout line at the store—...