I’m walking during my lunch hour around the complex where I’m working. It gives me exactly one mile. I haven’t worked my way back up to my two-mile worship walk in the mornings, but at least I’m getting a mile done at lunch. My step total is beginning to climb past the 10K mark at last. It’s taken some time, and some patience on my part.
There is only one problem with the walk around the complex, parts of the sidewalk are broken and very uneven. I resorted to taking one of my walking sticks and leaving it in the office to use at lunch. My balance is not as good as it was when I was younger and the walking stick keeps me on an even keel.
Even ground is a must when walking, but it is even more important when walking with God. One of my favorite verses comes from Psalm 143. Verse 10 is a prayer, “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground.” [Christian Standard Bible]
Learning God’s will for His children is vital, but even more vital is doing God’s will. It is “walking in His will” that produces level ground. So often I hear people call Christianity “a crutch.” Well, in some ways maybe it is. It’s like my walking stick. When life gets uneven, broken and full of cracks that can trip us, God’s will enables us to keep our balance. It produces that “level ground.”
Learning God’s will is not as hard as we often make it out to be. In fact, it can probably be summed up in one sentence. We’ll look at that one sentence tomorrow.
