A professor asked one of his students by the name of Ralph why he was so considerate of others.
“Oh,” Ralph said, “during the war, I guess.” Then he told the professor about his tour of duty in Vietnam, about how it was his job to clear mine fields, and how he watched his friends blow up before his eyes, one after another. “I learned to live between steps,” he said. “I never knew whether the next one would be my last, so I learned to get everything I could out of the moment between when I picked up my foot and when I put it down again. Every step I took was a whole new world, and I guess I’ve just been that way ever since.”
The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live, but how well we live. Christ makes abundant life possible if we choose to live it now.
Barbara Brown Taylor, Clarkesville, Georgia
The Bible is full of information about a world seeded by landmines. They can come in the form of alcohol, drugs, relationships, failures, unbelief, and calamities beyond one’s control. However, here are some thoughts on steps from God’s Word:
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in His way;
You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;
“For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.
Let the Lord in on what you’re doing because your next step could be your last.
Give it some thought.
Gary