“Got to Get to God’s Street Called Grow”
Sesame Street was one of my fondest childhood memories. I learned so much watching that show. I can still see it clearly — the divider in our home that separated the living room from the dining room. I’d jump on the table, over the couches, and leap across that divider while singing, “Gotta get to Sesame Street!”
In my mind, I had built my very own Sesame Street — a place full of learning, laughter, and imagination. Every week, there was a new word on the street.
Now, years later, I see that so many of us are still looking for a word — not from Sesame Street, but in these dating streets. Yet, like my younger self, many are living in an imaginary place — jumping from one relationship to the next, chasing a feeling instead of waiting for a word.
We won’t slow down long enough to let that word divide between soul and spirit — the very thing that helps us grow into who we’re meant to be. We won’t wait on God to renew our strength and speak His word. But that’s the word right there: Grow.
It’s time to grow.
Some have stopped growing.
Some have given up on love.
Some are still playing in these dating streets, ending up hurt, disappointed, bitter, and frustrated.
But here’s the truth — God knows exactly how to connect the dots. He knows how to fit every missing puzzle piece together. He promised to lead us in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake (Psalm 23).
Somewhere along the way, many have let go of Mercy and Truth’s hands in their relationships. But God has already given us the strategy in His Word — how to order our steps, how to love rightly, and how to meet the one He designed just for us.
Like children, we don’t stop growing just because we’ve grown up physically. Michelle Obama said it best in her book Becoming:
“That’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child — ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something, and that’s the end.”
We are always becoming. Always growing.
And when I think about growth, purpose, and love, I imagine how my own purpose partner and I will one day stand before the throne of God — and I’m reminded of these beautiful scriptures:
Psalm 85:10-13
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
There’s something divine in that.
When we hold on to mercy and truth — really hold on — we attract heaven’s attention. It’s as if righteousness leans over the balcony of heaven to see who can make peace and truth hold a kiss for so long.
That kiss is eternal.
Because when mercy and truth become your standard — bound around your neck as ornaments, guiding your heart and your actions — righteousness and peace come together in your life. They don’t just visit; they dwell.
And when they do, heaven responds.
Righteousness releases God’s orders in the earth, causing goodness and increase to come forth. He promised that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord. That’s how purpose partners meet. That’s how divine alignment happens.
I’ve been through painful situations in my life — moments that could have destroyed me. But the only reason I’m still standing is because I refused to let go of mercy and truth’s hand.
I had to keep growing so God could give me the favor I needed to overcome.
So as you move through these dating streets — or any street where life finds you — don’t let bitterness, disappointment, or heartbreak stop your growth. Don’t let go of mercy and truth.
Instead, get on God’s street called “Grow.”
That’s where heaven notices you.
That’s where goodness is released.