Off the main road down on another stretch it's pit dark i can barely see. I decide to just go slow and smooth to avoid tripping. I met a guy coming out of the dreadful maze. What a sigh of relief for him. My gaze straight and my senses capturing my surrounding. Am watching every step to make sure my feet coordinate properly. I can see some trees around me with grotesque features. The only hope i have is to reach my destination. Am halfway through after am done with a corner. I still continue with my current plight , still going down the hill. I avoid switching my phone flashlight it seems like a very nerve racking task in line with my current predicament. The light would also attract some attention of i don't know who or what 😱😱👀. I hear some movement in a bush just before me. Am afraid my heart starts to pound i try to make my eyes see through the dark , i look back immediately and see no one but just more darkness. I remember the LORD is my shepherd , even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death i will fear no evil. I decide to continue with the journey after that assurance. Taking very calculated moves i finally reach at the bottom of the slope, jump a small river and am on the other side. Am almost there can't wait. I can see some light.
This phrase " One Step at a time " is quite easily said than done. I've learnt that to take watchful calculated steps is better than rushing over the whole idea. Even though i couldn't see clearly in my journey i decided to keep moving and consider the steps i took. Sometimes in life we are looking to get somewhere in life , we seek to get there so bad that we forget to ponder on the path our feet need to take.We appreciate success by the speed used in arriving at the destination and not considering the journey itself. What we had to learn and unlearn.
Proverbs 4:26
Ponder [ consider, think about, watch] the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Their is beauty in taking a step at a time. Don't get me wrong i don't mean laziness or dillydallying. I mean ordered and strategic steps to your destination or goal.
You might be in a dark unclear place in life. You might not see the entire road clearly as you would desire . It calls for trusting in God who is above all. He is able to order your steps.
Psalms 119:133
Order my steps in your word and let not sin have dominion over me.
My prayer is that we would invite God to order our steps in life. Don't give up. It doesn't matter what ditch you are in He is able to pull you out. You will surely celebrate the journey and the destination once you have arrived.
The is one Chinese Proverb that says, "It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward." Jordin Sparks also says , "It's the faith that makes you stronger ,The only way you get there , Is one step at a time."
Psalms 37: 23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD and he delighteth in his way.
Thanks for reading. Lets pray...
Father in Jesus Name i pray that you order my steps according to your word. Show me the way i should go for unto you i lift up my soul. Give me wisdom to ponder the path of my feet. AMEN.
