Scripture: Proverbs 4:26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.
Observation Consider a blind person: He’s not concerned with a destination he can’t see. He knows it’s there. But to get there he needs to make sure his next step is the right step. If he makes a wrong step in the wrong direction, he will be lost. In life, we are all on a ‘journey’. Where are we going? In each of us there is only one step that matters: a step toward God. That is, every choice we make moves toward God the Father or away from God. Wisdom guides us in that step. It doesn’t happen by accident.
Application If my next step is the right one, and every step after that, I’ll end up at the right destination. I do not need my attention on the destination, just the next step. Wisdom helps me take that step. If I ponder each step, then all my ways – all my steps – will be sure. Life is the accumulation of days and if every step along the way is the right step, that will lead to a good day. And that’s a life lived well.
Life application for today What’s the next thing? What’s today’s step” Think about it. Then do it.
Prayer Help me, Lord, to notice each step today and to take with wisdom.