Life After 50

Have you ever been doing everything right, praying, trusting, taking the next faithful step, and still, nothing seems to be changing?

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about living intentionally and seeing God’s faithfulness even in seasons you’d call regret. But maybe you’ve been doing both of those things, and the wall is still standing. Today we’re looking at a story that speaks straight into that feeling: the fall of Jericho.

The Verse Everyone Remembers

“When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed.”

Joshua 6:20

But that verse only happened after six days of something far less dramatic: walking around the wall once a day, in silence, with nothing visibly changing. The breakthrough is the part we love to talk about. The walking is the part most of us are actually living in right now.

1. Some Walls Don’t Fall on Day One

Joshua 6:3 says the instructions were specific: march around the city once a day, for six days. Not once. Not with a shout that first day. Just walking, quietly, day after day.

That’s often exactly where we are with our own walls. We’ve been faithful, and the wall is still standing. A wall not falling yet doesn’t mean you heard wrong. It might just mean you’re still on day three.

2. Obedience Isn’t Wasted, Even When It Looks Repetitive

Nobody in that story got credit for “day two of walking.” There was no trumpet, no shout, no moment to point to and say, “See, it’s working.” Just the same instruction, repeated.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Galatians 6:9

Think about what you’ve been doing quietly and faithfully that hasn’t produced visible results yet. None of that is wasted. It’s still part of the walking.

3. The Breakthrough Comes After Faithfulness, Not Instead of It

God could have brought that wall down on day one. He didn’t. He asked for six days of ordinary obedience before day seven ever came. The walking wasn’t a delay before the real plan started. The walking was the plan.

“By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.”

Hebrews 11:30

If you’re in a season that feels like unglamorous repetition, you’re not off track. You might be exactly in the part of the story right before the wall falls.

Your Next Step

Think about one wall you’ve been circling, something that hasn’t moved, no matter how faithfully you’ve shown up. Then sit with:

1. What does “walking” look like for me in this season?
2. Am I tempted to stop just because the wall hasn’t fallen yet?
3. What would it look like to keep walking one more day?

Some walls fall on day one. Most don’t. The walking you’re doing right now is not separate from your breakthrough. It’s part of it.

Want to hear the full episode? Listen to Episode 48: Life After 50: Discover God’s Direction for You in This New Season | Keep Walking: What Jericho Teaches Us About Waiting for the Wall to Fall.

And if you’d like daily encouragement, grab my free 7-day devotional, Be Still, at stan.store/lifeafter50podcast.