HEAR the Word Wednesday – July 16, 2008
”If the LORD delights in a man’s way, He makes his steps firm;
though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with His hand.”
Psalm 37:23 & 24
I must admit that I am a bit of a perfectionist. Once I know how things are “supposed” to be done, I like more than anything for them to be done exactly that way. A fair amount of this translates to my faith. I see the example of Christ and the life that He led and want desperately to do things just like Him because that is how it is supposed to be done. This being said, I will be the first to tell you that I am FAR from living as Christ lived, because as I walk, I stumble. And sometimes I beat myself up about it. But I think that I have a lesson to learn from the two verses above: Psalm 37:23 & 24. And that lesson is this:
When we walk in relationship with God, He will be the source of our confidence as we strive to follow in Christ’s foot steps. However, in the process of walking the path set before us we are destined to trip. We will get caught up in other things and stumble over ourselves or other obstacles that we have become blind to. Yet our God is faithful to reach out with His hand and keep us from falling. And the stumbling is nothing to be ashamed of. Because God won’t let you fall, but He will let you stumble as a reminder to look for that hand which constantly upholds you. It is not a matter of having a perfect relationship with God-one that is absent of those times when we stumble-but in walking firmly with God and allowing Him to hold you up.
So, be encouraged. Walk with God, stumble, and be watching for His hand to catch you before you fall.
Blessings,
Dirt
