Often enough I enjoy a walk every now and then to clear my head, or collect my thoughts. Around a park, walk a pier, even just start walking with no set destination. More often than not, in the event I do take a walk, I have a companion, and walking together, we laugh, joke, even discuss deeper sentiments. Whatever the case, as we walk and talk it gives us the chance to get to know each other better. As time passes, the more we walk, and the more I know the one I walk with, eventually there comes a time when we have less and less to say to one another, and we can just enjoy the walk.
My walk with God though? What about that?? Prayer can completely encompass my verbal communication with God. Just as simply as I can reach out to hold or touch my child to give comfort, I can reach out to God without any words whatsoever. He knows the desires of my heart, as well as the troubles of it as well.
Now I can admit, that even as a christian, my walk with God is not always as perfect as it should or could be. I make mistakes, and I've done things I know would've left me better off if I hadn't. Ultimately though, I know that even if I fall, I have the opportunity to get back up and back on track. That's a very simple aspect of life. Everyone fails at some point, we all lose our step here and there, but it is whether or not you choose to get up... keep going. If you're down, you can either stay that way, or do something about it. Learn from whatever knocked you down in the first place...
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The more that we focus on our walk with God, the less words are needed, and the more we are able to just enjoy the walk. I read my bible often. Moreso when Im confused, scared, or just in need of the occasional sense of direction. And it is during those times that God puts exactly what I need to see in front of my face.
I.E., Noah and Abraham... Thier walk with the Big Man, was as close to perfect as you can get. So I began to reflect on my own walk.... I then began to realize that I needed to focus on my walk rather than the talk. As I began to do so, I was able to tell a whole lot easier when I would begin to go off in my own direction. Therefore I could Pin-Point my distance from God much faster. Now today, it is definitely more difficult for me to go about my day without being at peace with God. I know that for me to walk with God, and really walk WITH Him, then all of me, Mind, Body, and Soul need to be in order.
So how would you characterize your walk with God-- Comfortable? Close? Distant? Awkward? Take a second to evaluate your walk and try to figure out what could make it more of a natural habit for you. Therefore, as opposed to going off in your own direction, you're led by the best footprints imaginable.!! (=
As Always,
XoGb
~ C
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