The Power of the Present Moment- Knowing God's Will and Doing It Well

A Footsteps to Heaven podcast episode
with Terry Modica

This is a companion to the workbook “Knowing God’s Will and Doing It Well“.

Have you ever wished God would simply show you His entire plan? Most of us spend a lot of time worrying about the future—wondering whether we’re making the right decisions or if we’re missing God’s will. But what if discerning God’s plan is much simpler than we think?

In this inspiring podcast episode, Terry Modica (founder of Good News Ministries of GNM.org) chats with Connor Curley. He is a hog farmer turned philosopher, National Guard member, husband, adoptive father, and author of “Remembering Freedom.” Hear the surprising ways God led him through life’s twists and turns. His story is a powerful reminder that God doesn’t ask us to know what we’re supposed to be doing in the future. He asks us to faithfully do what He’s calling us to do today.

And btw, if you’ve ever wondered if it’s God’s will for you to adopt a child or become a foster parent, stay to the end to hear Connor Curley’s story and wisdom about his own experiences discerning God’s will about this.

As Connor shares, if you do what God wants you to do today—and keep doing that every day—God will bring you exactly where He wants you to be.

Watch the podcast and ask yourself: What is God inviting me to do today?

In this episode, you’ll discover:

How God uses our passions, talents, and circumstances to guide us.
Why community plays an important role in discerning God’s will.
Why we shouldn’t shy away from good things just because they’re hard.
How living in the present moment leads us into God’s larger plan.
Why today’s “yes” to God is enough.

Key Takeaway: Stop trying to figure out God’s entire plan for your future. Ask Him what He is inviting you to do today—and faithfully say “yes” to that one act of obedience. If you follow God’s will in the present moment, day after day, He will lead you exactly where He wants you to be.

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⏱ Chapters:
00:52 Meet Connor Curley: Hog Farmer Turned Philosopher
01:39 How God Led Connor to the National Guard
04:08 Bringing Your Catholic Faith into Your Career
05:42 Serving Others: Being the Hands of Jesus
09:03 When God Uses Your Training for Unexpected Purposes
11:01 Adoption, Parenthood, and Saying Yes to God’s Call
12:11 Don’t Shy Away from Good Things Because They’re Hard
13:39 Discerning Marriage and Recognizing God’s Guidance
15:47 Why God Never Calls Us to Discern Alone
16:35 Remembering Freedom (Connor’s book): What True Freedom Really Means
18:56 Finding Joy in God’s Will
20:07 Advice for Adoption and Foster Care
22:28 Why God Meets Us in the Present Moment
23:49 What Is Your Passion? Clues to God’s Plan
24:25 Stop Worrying About the Future
25:08 How to Find Connor Curley and His Book

Video Excerpt:

Terry: In anything that we’re considering doing and trying to discern if that’s God’s plan for us, we have the now. We can’t be in the future. We can’t return to the past. We can learn from the past, and we can pray for the future. But the now is where we are meeting God. He meets us in the now. And in the now, there’s clues as to what God is calling us to do. In the now is when – because God doesn’t string us along and say, okay, I’m going to wait until they’re really getting desperate before I tell them what I want them to do for the kingdom. But in the now, the people who are watching this, I want you to think about: What is your passion?

We’ve heard from Connor what his passions were. What is your passion that right now gets you fired up? In that is something of what God’s plan for you is. So, do you have any advice to add to that, Connor?

Connor: It’s a philosophy that I’ve sort of lived by, but sort of in that vein: Don’t worry about what God wants you to do 10 years from now. If you do what He wants you to do today, every day for 10 years … you’ll be exactly where He wants you to be. And that’s really all we can do because, like you said, we have the now.

For help in discerning God’s plans for you, get the workbook “Knowing God’s Will and Doing It Well“

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