“STEPS!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 531

June 15, 2021///

This morning as I was walking to the corner of my kitchen to move something, I was so focused on what I was going toward that I failed to see the small watermelon close to where I was going.  It was on the floor. I abruptly I hit it with my barefoot toe, and it brought me to a complete stop.

My toe and the watermelon were both fine, but it reminded me of the obstacles we encounter when we are not watching and taking care where our feet are walking in our Spiritual Life!

The enemy of all that is good wants to bring you to a complete stop with something unexpected he throws in our way.

If I had been watching where I was going, I could have avoided this encounter with the watermelon altogether.  When we allow the Heavenly Father to lead us and guide our steps and stay alert to the evils around us, we can stay sure footed and steady as we walk this road called life!

Have you ever had something happen in your life that just came out of the blue and stopped you in your tracks?  Sometimes these are unavoidable life issues but many times it is because we have taken out mind off Jesus and are not watching where our feet are going.

The word has a lot to say about our feet and where they go and allowing Jesus to guide them!

Psalm 37:23 (KJV)
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

We must think about where we are placing our feet and where our steps are taking us.  The systems of this world have a lot of things that can get our mind off of our walk with Jesus and where our steps are taking us and the dangers in the way we are going.

Psalm 44:18 (KJV)
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way.

If our heart is sold out to Jesus and we are listening to His guidance we will not decline our steps from walking in the way, He directs our eyes on the paths ahead of us.

Consider a small child who has learned to walk and desires to go everywhere with no thought of safety or harm.

As a parent or a caring adult, you guide that child away from danger as they walk with great joy.  Jesus wants to guide us away from hurt or danger as we listen and pay attention to His instructions of where we should walk!

Proverbs 4:26-27 (KJV)                                                                                                                         Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Ponder! Think about what that word means.  Do not rush ahead with your mind on other things rather than where your feet are headed.  If we do that, we will run right into evil. Ponder the steps you are taking.

Are they leading to shining the light in the darkness, encouraging others, or straight into a wall of hurt and evil?

1 Peter 2:21 (KJV)
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.

Jesus’ desire is that we would follow in His Steps!  What does that mean. Look at Jesus life. It was filled with compassion, Love, power, caring and walking out of His way to help others.

Look at the steps our life is taking?  Are we walking in compassion and Love? The world we live in will take us far from being like Jesus if we are not aware of where our steps are going!

Psalm 119:105 (KJV)
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

The Word, God’s Word will be a lamp and light and keep us from stumbling and falling. It should be part of our lifestyle everyday as we meditate on its truths and its direction.

On the night Jesus was betrayed, He uttered powerful words to Peter, James and John who had fallen asleep rather than watch and pray.

Matthew 26:41 (KJV)
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

We must watch and pray that our steps are sure and steady. We can walk right only through Jesus. The spirit may be willing, but the flesh is weak.  Lean on Him!

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Father thank you for ordering our steps as we give each day to you.  May we understand that the devil wants to stop us from following in the steps of Jesus, but greater is Jesus in us than he who is in the world.  We are victorious because Jesus is victorious.  I ask this in Jesus’ name.  Amen

Watch where you are going! Love, MeMaw