WALKING IN THE STEPS OF JESUS

” WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN PLANS BUT THE LORD DETERMINES OUR STEPS.” PROVERBS 16:9

There were so many times as a young boy that I would go out and do things that I knew my mother did not approve of. For the most part those things turned out to be disasters. Even though my mother disapproved in the first place she was always there to pick up the pieces. She was always there to make me feel better. She was always there to help me learn from the disasters I had created for myself. Our Lord works in the same way. God has given each of us a free will. He expects us to use common sense and the wisdom that is available to us. But sometimes we just make the wrong decisions. When we do, he is always there to help us through. If we go to him and confess our mistakes, he will pick up the pieces and he will determine the right steps for us to take. He will be right by our side every step of the way. Our God in heaven loves us very much. As children of God, he allows us to make our own plans. Sometimes those plans turn out great and other times they turn out as disasters in our lives. We must train ourselves up in the Lord. He must be the first one we turn to. If he is, then he will give us the wisdom and the knowledge we need to power through. However, if he isn’t, and we continue to follow our own ways, then our problems will more than likely become even more disastrous than before. We must train ourselves to trust in our Lord for all things in our lives and not just a few. If we do our lives will be filled with the joy of the Lord. If we do not, then our lives will be filled with anxiety and indecision. Which would you rather have? PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!