Direct my footsteps according to your word… Psalm 119:133
For most of my adult life, I have exercised at least several times each week. While I’ve tried different types of exercise over the years, my current routine includes walking on a treadmill. Although that may sound boring, the treadmill gives me time to read, pray, and sometimes just reflect.
During one such time of reflection, I happened to glance down at my feet where the tread meets the front of the treadmill. I have to say that since this is a treadmill my husband bought, I really haven’t paid much attention to it other than learning how to start and stop it. As I peered downward, I noticed that the brand of treadmill was called PaceMaster. On days when I really don’t feel like exercising but doggedly pursue the treadmill anyway, it may feel like the treadmill is definitely the master of my paces and I am its slave!
But it got me thinking. Who is the “master” of my paces? Am I? Do I determine my path in life? Or am I tossed about in a sea of circumstances? Or as a professing Christian, am I following in the footsteps of Jesus? Who is the master of my life? Is it me? Or Christ?
If you are grieving the loss of someone you love or going through a difficult season of life for other reasons, you may feel you’ve lost your way and are walking around in a state of confusion and despair. If you are aimlessly pacing up and down, maybe it’s time to stop for a dose of direction. If you find your footsteps are taking you on a meandering walk through the wilderness, know that God can direct your path. You don’t have to walk blindly through trying times alone. If you are not in the habit of reading the Bible, it’s never too late. The Gospel of John in the New Testament gives us a beautiful picture of how personal and loving Jesus is. Like the disciple John who wrote the inspired text, we too can follow in Jesus’ footsteps. Just as our bodies become healthy with regular exercise, our souls can be spiritually healthy when we regularly read God’s Word. And true to His promises, God will direct our path.
Lord Jesus, thank you for Your Holy Word to me through the Bible. Help me to pursue You by reading Your Word. Help me follow in Your footsteps every day, even during seasons of grief. Direct me on the path of life, love, and wholeness. Amen.
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Copyright © 2015 by Dawn Dailey. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
For most of my adult life, I have exercised at least several times each week. While I’ve tried different types of exercise over the years, my current routine includes walking on a treadmill. Although that may sound boring, the treadmill gives me time to read, pray, and sometimes just reflect.
During one such time of reflection, I happened to glance down at my feet where the tread meets the front of the treadmill. I have to say that since this is a treadmill my husband bought, I really haven’t paid much attention to it other than learning how to start and stop it. As I peered downward, I noticed that the brand of treadmill was called PaceMaster. On days when I really don’t feel like exercising but doggedly pursue the treadmill anyway, it may feel like the treadmill is definitely the master of my paces and I am its slave!
But it got me thinking. Who is the “master” of my paces? Am I? Do I determine my path in life? Or am I tossed about in a sea of circumstances? Or as a professing Christian, am I following in the footsteps of Jesus? Who is the master of my life? Is it me? Or Christ?
If you are grieving the loss of someone you love or going through a difficult season of life for other reasons, you may feel you’ve lost your way and are walking around in a state of confusion and despair. If you are aimlessly pacing up and down, maybe it’s time to stop for a dose of direction. If you find your footsteps are taking you on a meandering walk through the wilderness, know that God can direct your path. You don’t have to walk blindly through trying times alone. If you are not in the habit of reading the Bible, it’s never too late. The Gospel of John in the New Testament gives us a beautiful picture of how personal and loving Jesus is. Like the disciple John who wrote the inspired text, we too can follow in Jesus’ footsteps. Just as our bodies become healthy with regular exercise, our souls can be spiritually healthy when we regularly read God’s Word. And true to His promises, God will direct our path.
Lord Jesus, thank you for Your Holy Word to me through the Bible. Help me to pursue You by reading Your Word. Help me follow in Your footsteps every day, even during seasons of grief. Direct me on the path of life, love, and wholeness. Amen.
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Copyright © 2015 by Dawn Dailey. All rights reserved.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
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