One step

Yesterday in church God spoke to me about direction. Making me think about where I have been and where I am now, and where I will be going in the future.

One step in the wrong direction can lead you down a path, you just don't want to go. Where there is darkness. A place so far from God that only He can pull you back. I've been there. A story not shared in this blog, and it may never be. I hope someday I am brave enough to share it.

As someone who is very cautious about things because I worry, I have take my steps slowly. And sometimes as someone who is very impatient, I jump in with both feet, forgetting to see if there is water in the pool. Rarely am I in the middle.

I always have decisions to make. Right, Left, Up, and Down. I pray about things, I ask for guidance and wisdom, and sometimes I am just stupid and make the wrong decision anyway. A lot of times I try to get a different perspective on things because my perception is not always correct. But our perception is our reality. I'll be honest, I am thankful for grace. I am glad that when I make the wrong decision, Jesus is there, always willing to take me back and forgive me for what I've done, if I am sorry.

Jeremy's message helped me to remember to think and pray before I make and follow through with the choices I have to make. One wrong step can be the first ingredient in a recipe for disaster.

Psalm 86:10-12

10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds;

you alone are God.
11 Teach me your way, O LORD,

and I will walk in your truth;

give me an undivided heart,

that I may fear your name.
12 I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;

I will glorify your name forever.