The Christian Walk…..I’ve nailed it...I’ve got it all
together…I got this figured out! Oh, how
I wish I could say that for my walk with Christ. Oh, how I wish that my walk with Christ was
as simple as one of those statements.
Oh, how I wish it was just that easy.
Oh how I wish……..
When I look at the big picture of my walk with Christ, it all
seems so complicated. I can barely wrap
my brain around it all. I fail far too
many times to live the righteous life that God wants me to live, even though I
know His promise in Philippians 4:13 that says, “I can do all things through
Christ who gives me strength.” I don’t know
about you, but I don’t like failure.
Unfortunately, I have had a lot of failure during my last 38
years of walking with Christ. I have had
a pretty hard head and a pretty hard heart at times, not wanting to hear what
God is trying to tell me or show me.
When I look at that big picture of my walk with Christ, I get
discouraged thinking about where I have come from and where I am going.
BUT…..God has been showing me lately that I should not look
at my past failures in my walk with Christ (“one thing I do: forgetting what is behind”...Philippians
3:13), but I should look forward (“…straining toward what is
ahead...”Philippians 3:13) one step at a time.....
One step at a time, walking with Christ, allowing Him to take
the lead and simply following. To be honest,
this has not been easy for me. I am
generally not a follower, I like to dance to the beat of my own drum. And dance to my own drum I did for many
years. But now…..now I have discovered
that the beat of God’s drum is so much better than mine, so much richer, fuller
and peaceful. I have discovered the
truth of Psalm 37:23 which says, “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who
delights in Him.”
Because I have learned to soften my heart to what God wants
to teach me in His Word and I have learned to delight myself in the Lord, my
steps are firm. Praise God…..my steps
are firm! Yep, it’s only one step at a
time…..but each step is firm.
Psalm 119:133 says, “Direct my footsteps according to your
Word;”
It is God’s Word that has enabled me to walk one step at a
time. It is His Words that have sunk
deep into my soul and given me direction in every situation I find myself in. Words that I have memorized so that I can
stay focused on Him and the direction He wants me to go as “I press on toward
the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ
Jesus.” Philippians 3:14
Words such as: “Trust
the Lord with all your heart”, “Keep your eyes on Jesus…..so that you will not
grow weary and lose heart”, “All things work together for good to those who
love Christ”, “God is our refuge and strength”, “Do not fear for I am with
you”, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”, “If God is for us who can be
against us”, “the Holy Spirit will teach you all things”, “if anyone is in
Christ He is a new creation”, “And my God will meet all your needs”, “Be strong
and courageous”, “For God so loved the world…”, “They who wait on the Lord
shall renew their strength”, “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous”, “Do
nothing out of selfish ambition”, “Resist the devil and he will flee”, “The
Lord is my shepherd I shall not want”, “The Lord Himself will come down from
heaven”, “Forgive one another”, “Set your mind on things above”, “Love is
patient, love is kind”, “Put your hope in God, “He has rescued us from the
dominion of darkness”, “Our citizenship is in heaven”, “Devote yourselves to
prayer”, “Do not be anxious about anything”, “I have gone to prepare a place
for you”; all work together to enable me to walk out my Christian walk
step-by-step, one step at a time.
It is my prayer for you today, that you are not dwelling on
the past, but that you are walking out
your Christian walk, step by step…..one step at a time…..allowing God’s Word to
guide you, as you “fix your eyes on Jesus…so that you do not grow weary and
lose heart.” (Hebrews 12:2-3) It is
my prayer for you today, that when the past jumps up to bite you, that you “take
captive those thoughts” and “fix your eyes on Jesus” so that you can walk step
by step…..one step at a time…..with Jesus by your side.
I have found that when I follow Jesus one step at a time, I
am “more than a conqueror”…..and “nothing can separate me from His love!” And then I dwell in the “peace that passes all
understanding that keeps my heart and mind in Christ Jesus”.
“…we are more than conquerors
through Him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death nor
life,
neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,
nor any powers, neither
height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation,
will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:37
Keep walking the walk, Brothers &
Sisters.
Keep putting your Hope in God!
He is always there for you!
Encouraging You Today
in your Walk with Christ!
