I walk with a cane. The auto-immune diseases (and the medications I take because of them) have affected my muscle strength and stamina. My balance is not what it once was. So, when I walk, I need the extra security of a cane. I had a pretty lavender cane until I lost it yesterday (another is on the way).
I am not at all embarrassed to use a cane when I go out. After all, I wear glasses because my vision is not perfect and I want to see, and hearing aids because my hearing is not perfect and I want to hear. Why would I be ashamed to use a cane because my balance is not perfect either. I want to walk.
I am very careful even using the cane. I try to remember to turn slowly and not just spin around like I used to do. I watch the sidewalk for cracks or holes. I am careful. Very careful.
Reading in Colossians 2:6-7 yesterday, I noticed how the next verse began – “be careful.”
“Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.” [Colossians 2:8 HCSB]
We are instructed to be careful in our worldview. We are to be careful that we are not taken captive by the world, its philosophy and deceit. We are to be careful we are not taken captive by human traditions. We are to be careful that our worldview is not based on anything but Christ Jesus.
That made me wonder just how careful I am when I view the things of this world. Am I as careful with my thoughts and heart as I am with my body as I walk with my cane? Am I comparing everything with the eternal view of Christ? I pray I am.
